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Hebraic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /hɪˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/
  • /hiːˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to the Hebrew people, language or culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hebrew

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to the language of the Hebrews

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Hebrew vowels

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hebraical, Hebrew

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the old Hebrew prophets

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hebraical, Hebrew

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English Ebrayk, Hebrak, Hebrayke, from Late Latin hebraicus, from Byzantine Greek Ἑβραϊκός (Hebraïkós), from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos, “Hebrew”). Equivalent to Hebra- + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عبري — Translations
  • Arabic: عبراني — Translations
  • Bulgarian: еврейски (evrejski) — Translations
  • Catalan: hebraic — Translations
  • Danish: hebraisk — Translations
  • Danish: hebræisk — Translations
  • French: hébraïque — Translations
  • Middle French: hebraicque — Translations
  • Georgian: ძველებრაული (ʒvelebrauli) — Translations
  • German: hebräisch — Translations
  • Hebrew: עברי \ עִבְרִי (ivrí) — Translations
  • Irish: Eabhrach — Translations
  • Italian: ebraico — Translations
  • Latin: hebraicus — Translations
  • Maltese: Ebrajk — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hebraisk — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hebreisk — Translations
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hebraisk — Translations
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hebreisk — Translations
  • Old Norse: ebreskr — Translations
  • Portuguese: hebraico — Translations
  • Spanish: hebraico — Translations
  • Swedish: hebreisk — Translations
  • Swedish: hebraisk — Translations
  • Yiddish: העברעיִש (hebreish) — Translations