Shebrew
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Etymology
Hebrew (countable and uncountable, plural Hebrews)
- (countable) A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- (countable) A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
- (uncountable) The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.
- (uncountable) The writing system used in Hebrew language.
- (uncountable, colloquial) Unintelligible speech or writing.
The name Eber is the original eponym of the Hebrew people, from the root ‘abar (עבר, עָבַר), "to cross over".[2][3][4]
Blend of she- + Hebrew, the latter jocularly analysed as he- + -brew.
Noun
Shebrew (plural Shebrews)
Synonyms
- Hebrewess (obsolete)