'Hebrews' definitions:
Definition of 'Hebrews'
(from WordNet)
noun
The ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19) [syn: Hebrews, Israelites]
noun
A New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him [syn: Epistle to the Hebrews, Hebrews]
Definition of 'hebrews'
From: Easton
- Hebrews (Acts 6:1) were the Hebrew-speaking Jews, as distinguished from those who spoke Greek. (See GREEKS.)
Definition of 'hebrews'
From: Hitchcock
- Hebrews, descendants of Heber