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Definition of Hebrew - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
israel speechlanguage spoken in Israel and Jewish communities
- Hebrew is written from right to left.
2.
historymember of an ancient Semitic people
- He studied the history of the Hebrews.
Expressions with Hebrew
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calendar used by Jewish people for religious events
The Hebrew calendar marks the start of Passover.
set of 22 letters for Hebrew writing
She learned the Hebrew alphabet in school.
the official language of Israel, revived from ancient Hebrew
Modern Hebrew is taught in Israeli schools.
sacred Jewish texts including Torah, Prophets, Writings
The Hebrew Bible is central to Jewish religious life.
the Jewish sacred texts including Torah, Prophets, Writings
Many scholars study the Hebrew Scripture for historical insights.
Semitic alphabet used for Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino
She learned to read Hebrew script in school.
Origin of Hebrew
Ancient Semitic, possibly from 'ivri (one from beyond)
Terms with Hebrew included in their meaning
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holy books
law of God revealed to Moses, recorded in first five Hebrew books
writing
14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
alphabet
21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
measurement
ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure
measurement
ancient Hebrew unit of volume
history
ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes
names
male given name from Hebrew
names
male given name of Hebrew origin meaning 'Song of Joy'
alphabet
21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
personal forename
rare female given name from Hebrew
founding figure
biblical ancestor of the Hebrew people
names
female given name from Hebrew
Apocryphal book
book of the Apocrypha about a Hebrew wife
baby naming
female given name from Hebrew
Biblical Aramaic
language of portions of the Hebrew Bible
names
male given name from Hebrew
names
female given name from Hebrew
biblical figure
son of Lot in the Hebrew Bible
name
surname derived from Hebrew
prophet
Hebrew prophet encouraging temple rebuilding post-exile
language
first letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Hebrew language
the Hebrew alphabet used in Jewish texts
language
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
pronunciation
originally a pharyngeal fricative now silent in Hebrew
Examples of Hebrew in a sentence
She is learning Hebrew to connect with her heritage. The Hebrews were known for their monotheistic beliefs. Artifacts of the Hebrews were discovered in the excavation.
View all translations of Hebrew
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- French:hébreu, Hébreu, ...
- German:Hebräisch, Hebräer, ...
- Italian:ebraico, Ebreo, ...
- Spanish:hebreo, ...
- Portuguese:hebraico, hebreu, ...
- Chinese:希伯来语, 希伯来人, ...
- Japanese:ヘブライ語, ヘブライ人, ...
- Arabic:عبرية, عِبْري, ...
- Hebrew:עִבְרִית, עִבְרִי, ...
- Russian:Иврит, еврей, ...
- Ukrainian:іврит, єврей, ...
- Hindi:हिब्रू, ...
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