Hebrew meaning

Hebrew as an adjective

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews
   • the old Hebrew prophets

   Synonyms: Hebraic, Hebraical

2. of or relating to the language of the Hebrews
   • Hebrew vowels

   Synonyms: Hebraic, Hebraical

Hebrew as a noun

1. the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel

   Type of: Canaanitic

   Kinds: Modern Hebrew

   Related forms: Hebraist, Hebraic

2. a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

   Synonyms: Jew, Israelite

   Type of: person

   Kinds: Ashkenazi, Conservative Jew, Essene, Jewess, kike, Levite, Lot, Orthodox Jew, Pharisee, Reform Jew, Sadducee, Sephardi

   Related forms: Hebraic, Hebraical

Hebrew in a sentence

• Hebrew is written from right to left, just like Arabic.
• The Moabite language was very closely related to Hebrew.
• You have really to work hard in order to learn Hebrew.
• Phoenician and Hebrew are practically the same language.
• The rabbi is teaching little kids the Hebrew alphabet.

How to pronounce Hebrew

Hebrew is pronounced /ˈhiːbruː/ in British English and /ˈhibru/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.