Hebrew

Adj

Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.

Noun

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

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).

Synonyms

Jew

Jewish

Hebraic

Israelite

Hebraical

language

kike

Modern Hebrew

rabbinist

hymie

double Dutch

Judaist

Israeli

🇮🇱

sheeny

yid

DOS

Hebrew language

Translations

hébreu

hebreo

Hebräisch

hebraico

hebrajski

ebraico

hebreu

Hebreeuws

hebreu

İbranice

ebreo

εβραϊκά

Hébreu

hebräisch

Εβραϊκά