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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌHebraˈistically, adverb
  • ˌHebraˈistic, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hebraist1

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

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

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

The Hebraist will find the question fully discussed in Ginsburg.

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

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

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