Hebraic
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Etymology
Origin of Hebraic
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin Hebraicus < Greek Hebraïkós, equivalent to Hebra ( îos ) Hebrew + -ikos -ic; replacing Old English Ebrēisc
Example Sentences
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They aimed to retain the “breathing units” of biblical speech, even if that meant straining German with Hebraic syntax; the criteria, Mendes-Flohr observes, were “not aesthetic but, as it were, respiratory.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Dworkin loved being able to create a song that feels modern and relatable “because sometimes Hebraic music cannot feel that way.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
“When I began exploring the music, I was thrilled to hear the similarities among Hebraic chant and spirituals and blues.”
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023
“When we take off the garb that had been placed upon Him and put him back in his Jewish garb that is Jewish and Hebraic context, Jewish people become open to it,” Mr. Sobel said.
From Washington Times • Mar. 11, 2022
Passages like these are Hebraic and not Greek.
From The Literature of Ecstasy by Mordell, Albert
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