hebrew

noun

1. 1.

   uncountable

   The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.

2. 2.

   uncountable

   The writing system used in Hebrew language.

3. 3.

   A person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

4. 4.

   countable

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

5. 5.

   countable

   A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.

6. 6.

   uncountablecolloquial

   Unintelligible speech or writing.

adjective

1. 1.

   Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

• hebrewsnounPlural form

  The ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob).

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

• hebrew calendarnounCompound term

  The calendar used by the Jews.

• hebrew scriptnounCompound term

  A Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino).

• hebrew scripturenounCompound term

  The Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings.

• hebrew lessonnounCompound term

  Instruction in the Hebrew language.

• hebrew alphabetnounCompound term

  A Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino).

• epistle to the hebrewsnounCompound term

  A New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him.