'Hebrew' definitions:

Definition of 'Hebrew'

From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews; "the old Hebrew prophets" [syn: Hebraic, Hebraical, Hebrew]
adjective
Of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; "Hebrew vowels" [syn: Hebraic, Hebraical, Hebrew]
noun
The ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
noun
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]

Definition of 'Hebrew'

From: GCIDE
  • Hebrew \He"brew\, a. Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hebrew'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • There came one that had escaped and told Abram the Hebrew. --Gen. xiv. 13. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hebrew'

From: Easton
  • Hebrew a name applied to the Israelites in Scripture only by one who is a foreigner (Gen. 39:14, 17; 41:12, etc.), or by the Israelites when they speak of themselves to foreigners (40:15; Ex. 1:19), or when spoken of an contrasted with other peoples (Gen. 43:32; Ex. 1:3, 7, 15; Deut. 15:12). In the New Testament there is the same contrast between Hebrews and foreigners (Acts 6:1; Phil. 3:5).
  • Derivation.
  • The name is derived, according to some, from Eber (Gen. 10:24), the ancestor of Abraham. The Hebrews are "sons of Eber" (10:21).
  • Others trace the name of a Hebrew root-word signifying "to pass over," and hence regard it as meaning "the man who passed over," viz., the Euphrates; or to the Hebrew word meaning "the region" or "country beyond," viz., the land of Chaldea. This latter view is preferred. It is the more probable origin of the designation given to Abraham coming among the Canaanites as a man from beyond the Euphrates (Gen. 14:13).
  • A third derivation of the word has been suggested, viz., that it is from the Hebrew word _'abhar_, "to pass over," whence _'ebher_, in the sense of a "sojourner" or "passer through" as distinct from a "settler" in the land, and thus applies to the condition of Abraham (Heb. 11:13).

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