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}]