Hebrew

Hebrew (countable and uncountable, plural Hebrews)

1. (countable) A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
2. (countable) A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
3. (uncountable) The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.
4. (uncountable) The writing system used in Hebrew language.
5. (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]

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Alternative forms

• Ebrew (obsolete)

Noun

Hebrew (countable and uncountable, plural Hebrews)

1. (countable) A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
2. (countable) A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
3. (uncountable) The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.
4. (uncountable) The writing system used in Hebrew language.
5. (uncountable, colloquial) Unintelligible speech or writing.

Hyponyms

• (people): Jew, Samaritan
• (language): Biblical Hebrew, Ivrit, Neo-Hebraic

Derived terms

• (language): Biblical Hebrew, Classical Hebrew
• Hebrewess
• Shebrew