Hebrew
A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and JacobA member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
» Lots of religious songs in Ladino are translations from Hebrew.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
(countable)A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
Hebräer, Hebräerin
евре́йjevréj, евре́йкаjevréjka
(colloquial, uncountable)Unintelligible speech or writing.
Examples
261 sentencesLots of religious songs in Ladino are translations from Hebrew.
Hebrew is my native language.
Іврит — моя рідна мова. — deniko
ruИврит - мой родной язык. — Eldad
deHebräisch ist meine Muttersprache. — Eldad
Arabic is similar to Hebrew.
ruАрабский язык похож на иврит. — marafon
This is not Hebrew. It's Yiddish.
Це не іврит. Це ідиш. — marko
ruЭто не иврит. Это идиш. — marafon
deDas ist kein Hebräisch, sondern Jiddisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Phoenician and Hebrew are extremely similar.
Фінікійська та іврит надзвичайно схожі. — Ahha
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English Ebreu, from Old French Ebreu, from Latin hebraeus or hebraicus, from AFrom 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).
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Forms
plural: HebrewsSynonyms
3 synonyms- the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel:Hebrew language
- a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties:JewIsraelite
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable