Hebrew
/ˈhiːbɹuː/
Hebrew adjective: of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.
Adjective
Hebrew (not comparable)
Noun
Hebrew (countable and uncountable, plural Hebrews)
- A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
- Unintelligible speech or writing.
Proper noun
Hebrew
- The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.
- ‘Kinsman’ and ‘avenger’ meet in the same word in Hebrew and in Arabic; nor did Greek tribal custom keep them separate.1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “VII. Orestea. II: The Libation-Bearers”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, pages 180-181
- The resulting Belter creole is a crazy mix of English, Chinese, romance languages like French, German, Persian, Hebrew, Zulu, and a few other surprises. Farmer says he has over 1,000 Belter words in his personal dictionary, and he keeps adding more as the show’s producers and fans request them.2019 December 22, Annalee Newitz and Cyrus Farivar, “Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse”, in Ars Technica, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020
- The writing system used in Hebrew language.
Hebrew meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Hebrew in Hindi
- pertaining to the people
- इबरानी ibrānī, इब्रानी ibrānī, इब्री ibrī
- pertaining to the language
- इबरानी ibrānī, इब्रानी ibrānī, इब्री ibrī
- person
- इब्रानी ibrānī
- language — see also Biblical Hebrew
- इब्रानी ibrānī
Hebrew in Marathi
- pertaining to the people
- हिब्रू hibrū
- pertaining to the language
- हिब्रू hibrū
- language — see also Biblical Hebrew
- हिब्रू hibrū
Hebrew in Urdu
- pertaining to the people
- عِبْرانی 'ibrānī, عِبْری 'ibrī
- pertaining to the language
- عِبْرانی 'ibrānī, عِبْری 'ibrī
- language — see also Biblical Hebrew
- عبرانی ibrānī
Hebrew in Bengali
- language — see also Biblical Hebrew
- ইবরানী ibrānī
More languagesFewer languages
- Hebrew in Malayalam
- ഹീബ്രു hībru
- Hebrew in Kannada
- ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯ, ಯೆಹೂದಿ, ಇಸ್ರೇಲಿನವನು, ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಪ್ಯಾಲಸ್ಟೈನಿನಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಸಿಮೆಟಿಕ್ ಜನ
- Hebrew in Sinhala
- හේබ්රෙව් භාෂාව hēbrew bhāṣāwa
- Hebrew in Pashto
- عبراني
- Hebrew in Arabic
- عِبْرَانِيّ ʕibrāniyy, عِبْرِيّ ʕibriyy, الْعِبْرَانِيَّة al-ʕibrāniyya, الْعِبْرِيَّة al-ʕibriyya
- Hebrew in Malay
- orang Ibrani, Ibrani, bahasa Ibrani
- Hebrew in Indonesian
- orang Ibrani, ibrani, bahasa Ibrani
- Hebrew in Persian
- عبری 'ebri, عبرانی 'ebrâni
- Hebrew in Thai
- ฮีบรู hii-bruu, ภาษาฮิบรู paa-sǎa híp-ruu
- Hebrew in Vietnamese
- Do thái, người Do thái, tiếng Hê-brơ, tiếng Do Thái
Synonyms of Hebrew
Forms of Hebrew
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | Ebrew |
| Noun | |
| plural | Hebrews |
Origin of Hebrew
From Middle English Ebreu, from Old French Ebreu, from Latin hebraeus or hebraicus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic עִבְרַי (ʿiḇray), from Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrī́).
Words formed from Hebrew
Phrases with Hebrew
Questions about Hebrew
- What does Hebrew mean?
- Hebrew means of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.
- What is Hebrew in Hindi?
- Hebrew in Hindi is इबरानी (ibrānī), इब्रानी (ibrānī), इब्री (ibrī). See Hebrew meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Hebrew?
- Hebrew can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Hebrew?
- Hebrew is pronounced /ˈhiːbɹuː/.
Words near Hebrew in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Hebrew (page history and authors); ഹീബ്രു (Malayalam) (page history and authors); Hebrew (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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