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Habiru

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A social class or status group described as marginalized outsiders in ancient Near Eastern texts from the 2nd millinnium BCE, spanning regions such as Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and Egypt.

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