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Hebrew
[ hee-broo ]
noun
- a member of the Semitic peoples inhabiting ancient Palestine and claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite.
- a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic family, the language of the ancient Hebrews, which, although not in a vernacular use from 100 b.c. to the 20th century, was retained as the scholarly and liturgical language of Jews and is now the national language of Israel. : Heb
Hebrew
/ ˈhiːbruː /
noun
- the ancient language of the Hebrews, revived as the official language of Israel. It belongs to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages
- a member of an ancient Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham; an Israelite
- archaic.a Jew
adjective
- of or relating to the Hebrews or their language
- archaic.Jewish
Hebrew
- The language of the Hebrews , in which the Old Testament was written. It is the language of the modern state of Israel .
Other Words From
- non-Hebrew noun adjective
- pre-Hebrew adjective noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of Hebrew1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Hebrew1
Example Sentences
Jenkins played baritone ukulele, harmonica, hummed and used bird calls in her work while pulling influences from Spanish, Chinese, Hebrew, Korean, Swahili and other languages.
Wardlaw affirmed the lower court’s decision to dismiss claims from Shalhevet High School and Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Academy because neither school could satisfy the requirements necessary to be certified to educate students with special needs, according to the decision.
Guests: Jonathan Dekel-Chen, professor of Soviet and East European Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, one of the hostages held by Hamas.
Gore said attending Birthright initially seemed like a “natural extension” of her upbringing, which had involved Jewish sleepaway camp, Hebrew school, and college Hillel.
During 22 years in jail he learnt Hebrew, studied his enemy and believed that he worked out how to fight them.
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