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Hebraists

Hebraists is the plural of Hebraist.

Meaning of Hebraist

Noun

Hebraist (plural Hebraists)

  1. A scholar who specializes in the study of the Hebrew language.
  2. (obsolete) A proponent of Hebrew as the language of the Zionist movement.
  3. One who has a passion for Hebrew religious texts and traditions.
    • The early Americans, inheriting the Hebraist fervour of the English Puritans, had enjoyed a Great Awakening of religious joy.2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 404

Questions about Hebraists

What is Hebraists the plural of?
Hebraists is the plural of Hebraist.

Words near Hebraists in the dictionary

  1. Hebraist
  2. Hebraistic
  3. Hebraistical
  4. Hebraistically
  5. Hebraistics
  6. Hebraists
  7. Hebraization
  8. Hebraizations
  9. Hebraize
  10. Hebraized
  11. Hebraizer

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