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Hebraica

Hebraica noun: texts or artifacts containing Hebrew writing.

Noun

Hebraica (uncountable)

  1. Texts or artifacts containing Hebrew writing.
    • "By creating an Hebraica/Judaica collection, the Library of Congress was granting recognition to America's Jewish community," which at the time was growing rapidly, "and likewise highlighting the importance of Jewish civilization in the shaping of our world," said Jonathan Sarna of Brandeis...2012 November 2, Debra Rubin, quoting Jonathan Sarna, “Library of Congress exhibit celebrates Jewish history, artifacts”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN...

Origin of Hebraica

Learned borrowing from Late Latin hebraica, neuter plural of hebraicus (“Hebrew”), from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrī, “Hebrew”) (likely through Aramaic עִבְרַי (ʿiḇray, “Hebrew”)), traditionally from עֵבֶר ('éver, “Eber”), the ancestor of the Israelites. By surface analysis, Hebra- + -ica.

Phrases with Hebraica

Questions about Hebraica

What does Hebraica mean?
Hebraica means texts or artifacts containing Hebrew writing.
What part of speech is Hebraica?
Hebraica is a noun.

Words near Hebraica in the dictionary

  1. hebra
  2. Hebra-
  3. Hebraean
  4. Hebraeans
  5. Hebraic
  6. Hebraica
  7. hebraica veritas
  8. Hebraical
  9. Hebraically
  10. Hebraicism
  11. Hebraicisms

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