Hebraic

[ hi-brey-ik ]

/ hɪˈbreɪ ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews, their language, or their culture.

Origin of Hebraic

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin Hebraicus < Greek Hebraïkós, equivalent to Hebra(îos) Hebrew + -ikos -ic; replacing Old English Ebrēisc

Related formsHe·bra·i·cal·ly, adverbnon-He·bra·ic, adjectivenon-He·bra·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for hebraic

Then they compounded the offense by suggesting that South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint shares those Hebraic virtues.
The GOP's Jewish Slur|Peter Beinart|October 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Not only the idea itself, but all means of expressing it, were wanting to the Hebraic religion.
My Religion|Leo Tolstoy
His domestic morality was Hebraic—death kindly playing into his hands in regard of it.
The Far Horizon|Lucas Malet
He looked like a Hebraic Gulliver in Lilliput, and the unities were in tatters.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

Its component sentences had the literary form of Hebraic poetry, the structure and rhythm of the Psalms.
The House by the River|A. P. Herbert
How can we describe in brief and intelligible terms these two spirits, the Hebraic and the Hellenic?
Platform Monologues|T. G. Tucker

British Dictionary definitions for hebraic

Hebraic

Hebraical or Hebrew

/ (hɪˈbreɪɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews or their language or culture

Derived FormsHebraically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for hebraic

Hebraic

adj.

late 14c., from Old French hebraique and directly from Late Latin Hebraicus, from Greek Hebraikos, from Hebraios (see Hebrew).