hebrewist
hebrewist is the alternative form of Hebrewist.
Noun capitalized: Hebrewist
Hebrewist (plural Hebrewists)
- A scholar who is expert in the Hebrew language.
- According to Gerenius, the world renowned Hebrewist and Lexicographer, the word translated sprinkle, signifies “to spout up,” and then to sprinkle, as the result.1856, William Grant, A Review of two sermons on the mode of Christian Baptism, page 13
- Ho was among, the best of the Hebrewists, and unequalled in his knowledge of pure theology, a skilful Biblical critic, and well versed in the sacred lore — ancient, scholastic, and modern.1870, Edward Barrass, A Gallery of Distinguished Men, page 91
- A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; Hebrew.
- He granted her request at once, and enfranchised the bonded Hebrewists.1848, Melbourne Punch, page 99
- The battle between the Hebrewists and the Yiddishists goes merrily on, and ink flows as freely in the columns as blood but lately did on the battle fields of Europe.1918, The Dial - Volume 65, page 620
Adjective capitalized: Hebrewist
Hebrewist (comparative more Hebrewist, superlative most Hebrewist)
- Pertaining to the Hebrew people, language, or culture.
- We know that even among the Hebrewist tribes that when thier^([sic – meaning their]) Temple was captured by Pompey B.C. 63, that that Sabbath was afterwards observed as a great fast day.1904, Frederick Joseph Spencer, Sunday the Seventh Day, page 25
- Israeli Druze intellectuals do, as the end-product of the Hebrewist system, attempt the role of observers — and hopefully mediators — in the no-man's land between the Jewish-Hebrew and Sunni-centered Palestinian peoples2000, The Middle East, Abstracts and Index - Volume 25, Part 1, page 568
Forms of hebrewist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hebrewists |
| plural | Hebrewists |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Hebrewist |
| superlative | most Hebrewist |
Origin of hebrewist
From Hebrew + -ist.
Questions about hebrewist
- What does hebrewist mean?
- Hebrewist means a scholar who is expert in the Hebrew language.
- What is hebrewist the alternative form of?
- Hebrewist is the alternative form of Hebrewist.
- What part of speech is hebrewist?
- Hebrewist can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of hebrewist?
- The plural of hebrewist is hebrewists.
Words near hebrewist in the dictionary
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