Hebrew
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hebrew in British English:
UK [ˈhiːbruː]
How to pronounce Hebrew in American English:
US [ˈhiːbruː]
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- Noun:
- the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
- a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews
- of or relating to the language of the Hebrews
Word Origin
- Hebrew (adj.)
- late Old English, from Old French Ebreu, from Latin Hebraeus, from Greek Hebraios, from Aramaic 'ebhrai, corresponding to Hebrew 'ibhri "an Israelite," literally "one from the other side," in reference to the River Euphrates, or perhaps simply signifying "immigrant;" from 'ebher "region on the other or opposite side." The noun is c. 1200, "the Hebrew language;" late 14c. of persons, originally "a biblical Jew, Israelite."
Example
- 1. To palestinians , hebrew sounds arrogant and overbearing .
- 2. One generally considered fictitious origin for naming a turkey such , comes from the hebrew " tuki " ( hebrew for peacock ) .
- 3. The film ends with a woman weeping in hebrew and arabic , refusing to stop crying until the suffering ends .
- 4. They include traditional and simplified chinese characters , russian cyrillic , korean hangul and hebrew .
- 5. The hebrew , greek , latin path of the word amen fits well with the path of christianity .