Hebrew

== English == === Alternative forms === Ebrew (obsolete) === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhiːbɹuː/ === Adjective === Hebrew (not comparable) Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language. ==== Synonyms ==== Hebraic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Israelite Israelitish Jewish === Noun === Hebrew (countable and uncountable, plural Hebrews) (countable) A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. (countable) A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber. (uncountable) The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people. (uncountable) The writing system used in Hebrew language. (uncountable, colloquial) Unintelligible speech or writing. ==== Hyponyms ==== (people): Jew, Samaritan (language): Biblical Hebrew, Ivrit, Neo-Hebraic ==== Derived terms ==== (language): Biblical Hebrew, Classical Hebrew, Neo-Hebrew Hebrewess Shebrew (humorous) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Wiktionary’s coverage of Hebrew terms === References === “Hebrew”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “Hebrew”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "Hebrew" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. === Further reading === ISO 639-1 code he, ISO 639-3 code heb (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Hebrew, heb ⁠ Hebrew language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia