Hebraistic

[ hee-brey-is-tik, -bree- ]

/ ˌhi breɪˈɪs tɪk, -bri- /

of or relating to Hebraists or characterized by Hebraism or Hebraisms.

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anchorite

Sometimes He·bra·is·ti·cal.

First recorded in 1840–50; Hebraist + -ic

He·bra·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

I could not ignore the kind but firmly severe criticism implied; I could not but revolt from this Hebraistic onslaught.
The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
This architecture is Hebraistic in spirit, not Greek; it well accords with the deep ground-swell of the Hebrew prophets.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume V (of X)|Various
It has become fashionable to divide the rival tendencies of modern thought into the two classes of Hellenistic and Hebraistic.
Among Famous Books|John Kelman
The terrible force of this truly Hebraistic parallelism should be noted.
Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John|William Alexander

The phraseology of the verse in Θ has a distinctly Hebraistic look, much more so than in Ο´.
The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study|William Heaford Daubney