[syn: Hebraic, Hebraical, Hebrew]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hebrew \He"brew\, n. [F. H['e]breu, L. Hebraeus, Gr. ?, fr. Heb.
'ibhr[imac].]
1. An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants,
esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.
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There came one that had escaped and told Abram the
Hebrew. --Gen. xiv.
13.
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2. The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family
of languages.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hebrew \He"brew\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or
rites.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hebrew
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews; "the
old Hebrew prophets" [syn: Hebraic, Hebraical,
Hebrew]
2: of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; "Hebrew
vowels" [syn: Hebraic, Hebraical, Hebrew]
n 1: the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has
been revived as the official language of Israel
2: a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent
from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or
religious ties [syn: Jew, Hebrew, Israelite]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
HEBREW, n. A male Jew, as distinguished from the Shebrew, an
altogether superior creation.