Hebrew

·adj Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.

II. Hebrew ·noun The language of the Hebrews;

— one of the Semitic family of languages.

III. Hebrew ·noun An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, ·esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.

Hebrew
A name applied to the Israelites in Scripture only by one who is a foreigner (Gen. 39:14, 17; 41:12,...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Hebrew
This word first occurs as given to Abram by the Canaanites, (Genesis 4:13) because he had crossed th...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Hebrew calendar
·add. ·- = Jewish calendar. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Hebrew language
The language of the Hebrew nation, and that in which the Old Testament is written, with the exceptio...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Hebrew Language
The books of the Old Testament are written almost entirely in the Hebrew language. It is a branch of...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Poetry, Hebrew
Lyrical poetry .-Of the three kinds of poetry which are illustrated by the Hebrew literature, the ly...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Hebrew of the Hebrews
One whose parents are both Hebrews (Phil. 3:5; 2 Cor. 11:22); a genuine Hebrew. ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary