Hebrew

['hi:bru:]

Definition

(noun.) the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel.

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Definition

(n.) An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.

(n.) The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages.

(a.) Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Israelite, Jew.[2]. Hebrew language.

a. Jewish.

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Definition

n. one of the descendants of Abraham who emigrated from beyond the Euphrates into Palestine: an Israelite a Jew: the language of the Hebrews (fem. Hē′brewess,B.): (coll.) unintelligible speech.—adj. relating to the Hebrews.—adjs. Hebrā′ic -al relating to the Hebrews or to their language.—adv. Hebrā′ically after the manner of the Hebrew language: from right to left.—n. Hebrā′icism.—v.t. Hē′braise to express as in Hebrew: to conform or incline to Hebrew ideals.—ns. Hē′braiser; Hē′braism a Hebrew idiom; Hē′braist one skilled in Hebrew.—adjs. Hebraist′ic -al of or like Hebrew.—adv. Hebraist′ically.—n. Hē′brewism."

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Unserious Contents or Definition

n. A male Jew as distinguished from the Shebrew an altogether superior creation.

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Examples

And were all this otherwise, wouldst thou have us show a worse conscience than an unbeliever, a Hebrew Jew? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
There follows a history of the fathers and founders of the Hebrew nation, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
In 1837 Dalton wrote: Berzelius's symbols are horrifying: a young student in chemistry might as soon learn Hebrew as make himself a cquainted with them. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
She hears no more o' Mr. Moore's talk nor if he spake Hebrew. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
The peasant took the scroll, which contained only a few lines in Hebrew. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Even the Semitic languages have been approached at a disadvantage because few Jews think in Hebrew. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
It spoke English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish and Hebrew with equal facility. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
We have already noted how the Hellenized Jews of Egypt lost their Hebrew, and had to have their Bible translated into Greek. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
It was not so with that either of the Greek or of the Hebrew language. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
BOOK IV JUDEA, GREECE, AND INDIA XXI THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES AND THE PROPHETS[157] § 1. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
The really delightful marriage must be that where your husband was a sort of father, and could teach you even Hebrew, if you wished it. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
The Hebrew gentlemen knew how he got it. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
One Hebrew tribe may have drifted down into Egypt and become enslaved, while the others were already attacking the outlying Canaanite cities. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Its other name was Satis; which is Greek, or Latin, or Hebrew, or all three--or all one to me--for enough. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
There is no more wealth in Hebrew history. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
But the nature and position of their land was against the Hebrews, and their first king Saul was no more successful than their judges. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
It cannot be said that the promised land was ever completely in the grasp of the Hebrews. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, 'What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
The Egyptians, the Hebrews and the Chinese, and Oriental nations generally had locks and keys of ponderous size. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
The moral teaching of the Hebrews was saturated by such ideas. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
This was the psaltery and the dulcimer of the Assyrians and the Hebrews. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.

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