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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hebrew \He"brew\, n. [F. H['e]breu, L. Hebraeus, Gr. ?, fr. Heb.
   'ibhr[=i].]
   1. An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants,
      esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.

            There came one that had escaped and told Abram the
            Hebrew.                               --Gen. xiv.
                                                  13.

   2. The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family
      of languages.

Hebrew \He"brew\, a.
   Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or
   rites.

Source : WordNet®

Hebrew
     adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews; "the old
            Hebrew prophets" [syn: {Hebraic}, {Hebraical}]
     2: of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; "Hebrew
        vowels" [syn: {Hebraic}, {Hebraical}]

Hebrew
     n 1: the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been
          revived as the official language of Israel
     2: a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent
        from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural
        or religious ties [syn: {Jew}, {Israelite}]
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