Definitions for Hebrews

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Hebrews He·brews

Spelling: [hee-brooz]

IPA: /ˈhi bruz/

Hebrews is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 107 anagrams from letters in Hebrews (beehrsw).

Definitions for Hebrews

noun

1. a book of the New Testament. Abbreviation: Heb.
2. a member of the Semitic peoples inhabiting ancient Palestine and claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite.
3. a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic family, the language of the ancient Hebrews, which, although not in a vernacular use from 100 b.c. to the 20th century, was retained as the scholarly and liturgical language of Jews and is now the national language of Israel. Abbreviation: Heb.

adjective

1. Hebraic.
2. noting or pertaining to the script developed from the Aramaic and early Hebraic alphabets, used since about the 3rd century b.c. for the writing of Hebrew, and later for Yiddish, Ladino, and other languages.

Origin of Hebrews

before 1000; Middle English Hebreu, variant (with H- Latin) of Ebreu Old French Medieval Latin Ebrēus for Latin Hebraeus Late Greek Hebraîos Aramaic ʿIbhraij; replacing Old English Ebrēas (pl

Examples for Hebrews

There is much obscurity about the beginnings of the laws of the Hebrews.

They severely forbid the Hebrews to consult such persons and things.

There is a symmetrical dignity all its own in the seventh chapter of the Hebrews.

His name was Joseph and he belonged to the tribe of the Hebrews.

The Hebrews were forbidden ever to make bond-servants of their own race.

The eleventh chapter of the Hebrews is a pre-eminent Scripture.

Distinction between "Grecians" (or Hellenists) and "Hebrews."

The Hebrews are rising out of this stage when we first see them.

It was a secret writing of the Hebrews, known only to the select few.

The God of the Hebrews declared them to be his chosen people.