Hebrew+language

  • 101Hebrew — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language. 2. noun a) A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jaco …

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  • 102Hebrew — He|brew [ˈhi:bru:] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Ebreu, from Late Latin Hebraeus, from Greek Hebraios, from Aramaic Ebrai] 1.) [U] the language traditionally used by the Jewish people 2.) a member of the Jewish people in ancient times …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 103HEBREW —    the ancient language of the JEWISH people in which almost all of the HEBREW BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT) is written …

    Concise dictionary of Religion

  • 104Hebrew — noun 1 (U) the language traditionally used by the Jewish people 2 (C) a member of the Jewish people, especially in ancient times Hebrew adjective …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 105Hebrew — n. & adj. n. 1 a member of a Semitic people orig. centred in ancient Palestine. 2 a the language of this people. b a modern form of this used esp. in Israel. adj. 1 of or in Hebrew. 2 of the Hebrews or the Jews. Etymology: ME f. OF Ebreu f. med.L …

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  • 106language — Synonyms and related words: Abnaki, Afghan, Afghani, Afrikaans, Afro Asiatic, Ainu, Akan, Akkadian, Albanian, Aleut, Algonquian, Algonquin, Amharic, Anatolian, Anatolic, Andaman, Annamese, Anzanite, Apache, Arabic, Aramaic, Araucanian, Arawak,… …

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  • 107HEBREW —    a Semitic language, the ancient language of the Jews, and that in which the Old Testament is written, the words of which, as indeed of others of the same stock, are derived from triliteral roots, and the verb in which has no present tense,… …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 108language lesson — noun a period of instruction learning a language • Hypernyms: ↑lesson • Hyponyms: ↑French lesson, ↑German lesson, ↑Hebrew lesson …

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  • 109Hebrew — ISO 639 3 Code : heb ISO 639 2/B Code : heb ISO 639 2/T Code : heb ISO 639 1 Code : he Scope : Individual Language Type : Living …

    Names of Languages ISO 639-3

  • 110Hebrew — [ hi:bru:] noun 1》 a member of an ancient people living in what is now Israel and Palestine, who established the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.     ↘dated or offensive a Jew. 2》 the Semitic language of the Hebrews, in its ancient or modern form.… …

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