Hebraist

[ hee-brey-ist, -bree- ]

noun

1. a person versed in the Hebrew language.
2. a person imbued with the spirit of the Hebrew people or given to their principles or practices.

Hebraist

/ ˈhiːbreɪɪst /

noun

1. a person who studies the Hebrew language and culture

Derived Forms

• ˌHebraˈistically, adverb
• ˌHebraˈistic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hebraist¹

First recorded in 1745–55; Hebra(ize) + -ist

Example Sentences

Finishing his course in 1817, he became a student at the Divinity Hall, where he gained some reputation as a Hebraist.

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She added, that he was a very learned man and a great Hebraist.

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The Hebraist will find the question fully discussed in Ginsburg.

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Pace replied to this servile hebraist that the king wanted nothing but the truth.

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But, bless me, I am forgetting the letter of my good friend Dr. Hebraist.

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