noun
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Etymology
Origin of Hebraist
First recorded in 1745–55; Hebra(ize) + -ist
Example Sentences
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Finishing his course in 1817, he became a student at the Divinity Hall, where he gained some reputation as a Hebraist.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
Carlyle is a Hebraist unrelieved and unretrieved by the Hellene.
From Thomas Carlyle by Nichol, John
As an Hebraist he was equal to any of his day.
From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.
Luzzatto, the Hebraist of the middle of the nineteenth century, emphasized the same contrast between Hellenism and Hebraism.
From Josephus by Bentwich, Norman
His treatment of the verse was certainly novel, although the exegesis might not find much favor with the critical Hebraist.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn
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