Definitions for Hebraist

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Hebraist He·bra·ist

Spelling: [hee-brey-ist, -bree-]

IPA: /ˈhi breɪ ɪst, -bri-/

Hebraist is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 530 anagrams from letters in Hebraist (abehirst).

Definitions for Hebraist

noun

1. a person versed in the Hebrew language.
2. a person imbued with the spirit of the Hebrew people or given to their principles or practices.

Origin of Hebraist

First recorded in 1745-55; Hebra(ize) + -ist

Examples for Hebraist

Finishing his course in 1817, he became a student at the Divinity Hall, where he gained some reputation as a Hebraist.

But, bless me, I am forgetting the letter of my good friend Dr. Hebraist.

The Hebraist will find the question fully discussed in Ginsburg.