Hebraize

American  

[hee-brey-ahyz, -bree-] / ˈhi breɪˌaɪz, -bri- /

especially British, Hebraise

verb (used without object)

Hebraized, Hebraizing

1. to use expressions or constructions distinctive of the Hebrew language.

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verb (used with object)

Hebraized, Hebraizing

1. to make conformable to the spirit, character, principles, or practices of the Hebrew people.

Hebraize British  

/ ˈhiːbreɪˌaɪz /

verb

1. to become or cause to become Hebrew or Hebraic

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Other Word Forms

• Hebraization noun
• Hebraizer noun

Etymology

Origin of Hebraize

1635–45; < Late Greek Hebraízein to speak Hebrew, behave like a Jew. See Hebrew, -ize

Example Sentences

Puritans tried to Hebraize their Christian quest for personal salvation in Christ by grounding it in covenanted communities of law and collective discipline.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

Eventually, David Ben-Gurion persuaded her to Hebraize her name to Meir, which means "illumination."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Greek, on the other hand, who had not yet comprehended the majesty of his neighbor's monotheism, for lack of adequate presentation, did not Hebraize.

From Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria by Bentwich, Norman