hebrew

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews

   “the old Hebrew prophets”

   SynonymsHebraicHebraical
2. 2.

   of or relating to the language of the Hebrews

   “Hebrew vowels”

   SynonymsHebraicHebraical

Other forms of hebrew

plural

hebrews·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hebrew

What does hebrew mean?

hebrew means "the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hebrew?

hebrew has 2 syllables: he-brew. The stress falls on "he". In IPA it is /ˈhibɹu/.

What is another word for hebrew?

Close synonyms include Jew, Israelite, Hebraic, Hebraical, Hebraic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hebrew a common word?

hebrew is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.