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Hebrew

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adj/ˈhiːbɹuː/
  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.not-comparable

    • Nothing hangs on the walls, though a stained-glass Hebrew chai leans against the window.
noun/ˈhiːbɹuː/
  1. 1

    A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.countable

  2. 2

    A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.countable

  3. 3

    Unintelligible speech or writing.colloquialuncountable

name/ˈhiːbɹuː/
  1. 1

    The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.

    • ‘Kinsman’ and ‘avenger’ meet in the same word in Hebrew and in Arabic; nor did Greek tribal custom keep them separate.
  2. 2

    The writing system used in Hebrew language.

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