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noun 
  1. (countable) a member or descendant of a Semite, Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
  2. (countable) a descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
  3. (uncountable) the language of the Hebrew people, ISO 639 code he.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: Hebreeuws
  • French: hébreu
  • German: Hebrí¤isch
  • Italian: ebraico
  • Spanish: hebreo
adjective 
  1. of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.
Translations: 
  • French: hébreu
  • German: hebrí¤isch
  • Spanish: hebreo
Etymology: From Middle English Ebreu < Old French Ebreu < Hebraeus or Hebraic < Ancient Greek (polytonic, áá) (hebraios) < Aramaic ibrÄy < Hebrew ' (ÊIárí) "traverse or pass over" (referring to the Ibri people, known in the Middle East for their place of origin relative to the major culture of the time, they were called Ibri meaning the people from over on the other side of the Jordan river)


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