Hebrew
noun
He·brew
ˈhē-(ˌ)brü 
1
a
: the Semitic language of the ancient Hebrews
b
: any of various later forms of this language
2
: a member of or descendant from one of a group of northern Semitic peoples including the Israelites
especially
: israelite
Hebrew
adjective
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In December 2023, West posted an apology to the Jewish community in Hebrew on Instagram.
—
Conor Murray, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
In a press release that was translated from Hebrew to English, the university explained that the artifacts date back to the Hellenistic period.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
In 2011, Sigal Ben-Yehuda and her postdoc Gyanendra Dubey at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem first published images (opens a new tab) of tiny bridges, made of membrane, between the bacteria Bacillus subtilis.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Even the original spelling of Hanukkah wasn’t definitively wrong: All English spellings of the holiday are transliterations of Hebrew, allowing for a range of defensible options.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
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Conor Murray, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
In a press release that was translated from Hebrew to English, the university explained that the artifacts date back to the Hellenistic period.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
In 2011, Sigal Ben-Yehuda and her postdoc Gyanendra Dubey at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem first published images (opens a new tab) of tiny bridges, made of membrane, between the bacteria Bacillus subtilis.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Even the original spelling of Hanukkah wasn’t definitively wrong: All English spellings of the holiday are transliterations of Hebrew, allowing for a range of defensible options.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Hebrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hebrew. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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Hebrew
noun
He·brew
ˈhē-(ˌ)brü
1
: a member of one of a group of northern Semitic peoples including the Israelites
especially
: israelite
2
: the Semitic language of the Hebrews
Hebraic
adjective
hi-ˈbrā-ik
Hebrew
adjective
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