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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Hebrew

/hēb'-ro͞o/ · He·brew · IPA /ˈhiːbɹuː/
01 n. An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.
  1. 1.
    An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.
    “There came one that had escaped and told Abram the Hebrew.” — Gen. xiv. 13.
  2. 2.
    The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages.
02 a. Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.