Hebrew

Meaning

Adj

Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.

Noun

1. A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
2. A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
3. The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.
4. The writing system used in Hebrew language.
5. (colloquial) Unintelligible speech or writing.

Synonyms

Jew

Jewish

Hebraic

Israelite

Hebraical

language

kike

Modern Hebrew

rabbinist

hymie

double Dutch

Judaist

Israeli

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sheeny

yid

DOS

Hebrew language

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhiːbɹuː/

Etymology

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).