Hebrew
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Definition
Adjective:
- Of or relating to the Hebrew language: Pertaining to the language historically and currently used by Jewish people.
- Of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews: Pertaining to the people, culture, or traditions of the ancient Hebrews or modern Jewish people.
Noun:
- A member of the Jewish people: A person belonging to the worldwide group connected by descent from the ancient Hebrews or by conversion to Judaism.
- The Semitic language of the ancient Hebrews: The classical language of the Hebrew Bible, which has been revived as the modern official language of Israel.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- The scholar is studying Hebrew grammar. (The scholar is studying the grammar of the Hebrew language.)
- They visited a museum with Hebrew manuscripts. (They visited a museum containing manuscripts characteristic of Hebrew culture.)
Noun (Person):
- She is a Hebrew who observes traditional customs. (She is a Jewish person who follows traditional practices.)
- Noun (Language):
- He is learning to read ancient Hebrew. (He is learning to read the classical Hebrew language.)
- Hebrew is spoken in Israel. (The Hebrew language is spoken in Israel.)
Advanced Usage
- Biblical Hebrew: Refers specifically to the form of the Hebrew language found in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament).
- Biblical Hebrew differs in some aspects from Modern Hebrew.
- Modern Hebrew: Refers to the revived and adapted form of Hebrew used as the everyday language in Israel since the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- The novel was originally written in Modern Hebrew.
Variants and Related Words
- Hebraic (Adjective): An alternative adjective meaning 'of or relating to the Hebrews or their language or culture.'
- The design features Hebraic symbols.
- Hebraist (Noun): A specialist in Hebrew language and culture.
- The conference was attended by leading Hebraists.
Synonyms
- Jewish (Adjective, when referring to people/culture): Of or relating to Jews or Judaism.
- The Hebrew community / The Jewish community. (Note: "Hebrew" in this sense is somewhat archaic or formal; "Jewish" is more common in modern usage for people and culture.)
- Israelite (Noun, historical): A member of the ancient Hebrew nation.
Related Phrases
- Hebrew Bible: The canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures, largely equivalent to the Christian Old Testament.
- The Hebrew Bible is a central text in Judaism.
- Hebrew calendar: The lunisolar calendar used for Jewish religious observance.
- The holiday is calculated according to the Hebrew calendar.
Adjective
- of or relating to the language of the Hebrews
- Hebrew vowels
- of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews
- the old Hebrew prophets
Noun
- a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
- the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel