adj · name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈhiːbɹuː/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
The writing system used in Hebrew language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Unintelligible speech or writing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to the language of the Hebrews
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Hebrew vowels
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hebraic, Hebraical
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective
Meaning 8
of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the old Hebrew prophets
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hebraic, Hebraical
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Canaanitic, Canaanitic language
Narrower terms: Modern Hebrew
10
noun
Meaning 10
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Narrower terms: Ashkenazi, Conservative Jew, Essene, Jewess, kike, hymie, sheeny, yid, Levite, Orthodox Jew, Pharisee, Reform Jew, Sadducee, Sephardi, Sephardic Jew, Wandering Jew, Zealot, Zionist, Lot, Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer
History
Etymology
From Middle English Ebreu, from Old French Ebreu, from Latin hebraeus or hebraicus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic עִבְרַי (ʿiḇray), from Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrī́).
Across languages
Translations
352 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Aghwan:
𐔴𐔱𐕙𐔰𐕒𐕡𐕎
(ebraun)
— pertaining to the people
Arabic:
عِبْرَانِيّ
(ʕibrāniyy)
— pertaining to the people
Arabic:
عِبْرِيّ
(ʕibriyy)
— pertaining to the people
Armenian:
հրեական
(hreakan)
— pertaining to the people
Armenian:
եբրայական
(ebrayakan)
— pertaining to the people
Asturian:
hebréu
— pertaining to the people
Asturian:
hebraicu
— pertaining to the people
Basque:
hebrear
— pertaining to the people
Belarusian:
яўрэ́йскі
(jawréjski)
— pertaining to the people
Belarusian:
габрэ́йскі
(habréjski)
— pertaining to the people
Bulgarian:
евре́йски
(evréjski)
— pertaining to the people
Catalan:
hebreu
— pertaining to the people
Catalan:
hebraic
— pertaining to the people
Chinese Mandarin:
希伯來人 /希伯来人
(xībóláirén)
— pertaining to the people
Chinese Mandarin:
希伯來 /希伯来
(xībólái)
— pertaining to the people
Czech:
hebrejský
— pertaining to the people
Danish:
hebraisk
— pertaining to the people
Danish:
hebræisk
— pertaining to the people
Dutch:
Hebreeuws
— pertaining to the people
Esperanto:
hebrea
— pertaining to the people
Estonian:
heebrealane
— pertaining to the people
Finnish:
heprealainen
— pertaining to the people
French:
hébreu
— pertaining to the people
French:
hébraïque
— pertaining to the people
Galician:
hebraico
— pertaining to the people
German:
hebräisch
— pertaining to the people
Greek:
εβραϊκός
(evraïkós)
— pertaining to the people
Hebrew:
עִבְרִי
(ivrí)
— pertaining to the people
Hindi:
इबरानी
(ibrānī)
— pertaining to the people
Hindi:
इब्रानी
(ibrānī)
— pertaining to the people
Hindi:
इब्री
(ibrī)
— pertaining to the people
Hungarian:
héber
— pertaining to the people
Icelandic:
hebrei
— pertaining to the people
Irish:
Eabhrach
— pertaining to the people
Istriot:
abrieo
— pertaining to the people
Italian:
ebraico
— pertaining to the people
Italian:
ebreo
— pertaining to the people
Japanese:
ヘブライ
(heburai)
— pertaining to the people
Khmer:
ហេព្រើរ
(heeprəə)
— pertaining to the people
Lao:
ເຮັບເຣີ
(hep rœ̄)
— pertaining to the people
Latin:
hebraeus
— pertaining to the people
Macedonian:
еврејски
(evrejski)
— pertaining to the people
Malay:
orang Ibrani
— pertaining to the people
Malay:
Ibrani
— pertaining to the people
Marathi:
हिब्रू
(hibrū)
— pertaining to the people
Norwegian Bokmål:
hebraisk
— pertaining to the people
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hebraisk
— pertaining to the people
Old English:
Ebrēisċ
— pertaining to the people
Iranian Persian:
عِبْرانی
(ebrâni)
— pertaining to the people
Iranian Persian:
عِبْری
(ebri)
— pertaining to the people
Polish:
hebrajski
— pertaining to the people
Portuguese:
hebraico
— pertaining to the people
Romanian:
evreiesc
— pertaining to the people
Russian:
евре́йский
(jevréjskij)
— pertaining to the people
Serbo-Croatian:
хѐбре̄јскӣ
— pertaining to the people
Serbo-Croatian:
јѐврејскӣ
— pertaining to the people
Serbo-Croatian:
жѝдовскӣ
— pertaining to the people
Serbo-Croatian:
hèbrējskī
— pertaining to the people
Serbo-Croatian:
jèvrejskī
— pertaining to the people
Serbo-Croatian:
žìdovskī
— pertaining to the people
Shan:
ႁေႇပြႄး
(hèe práae)
— pertaining to the people
Slovak:
hebrejský
— pertaining to the people
Slovene:
judovski
— pertaining to the people
Slovene:
židovski
— pertaining to the people
Spanish:
hebreo
— pertaining to the people
Swedish:
hebreisk
— pertaining to the people
Thai:
ฮีบรู
(hii-bruu)
— pertaining to the people
Northern Thai:
ᩌᩦᨷᩕᩪ
— pertaining to the people
Tigrinya:
እብራዊ
(ʾəbrawi)
— pertaining to the people
Tigrinya:
ኣይሁዳዊ
(ʾayhudawi)
— pertaining to the people
Turkish:
ibrani
— pertaining to the people
Ukrainian:
євре́йський
(jevréjsʹkyj)
— pertaining to the people
Urdu:
عِبْرانی
('ibrānī)
— pertaining to the people
Urdu:
عِبْری
('ibrī)
— pertaining to the people
Vietnamese:
(thuộc) người Do thái
— pertaining to the people
Vietnamese:
Do thái
— pertaining to the people
Volapük:
hebreyanik
— pertaining to the people
Aghwan:
𐕛𐔰𐕖𐔰𐕙𐔿𐔰
(vačarn'a)
— pertaining to the language
Arabic:
عِبْرَانِيّ
(ʕibrāniyy)
— pertaining to the language
Arabic:
عِبْرِيّ
(ʕibriyy)
— pertaining to the language
Arabic:
عبري
(ʕebri)
— pertaining to the language
Armenian:
եբրայերեն
(ebrayeren)
— pertaining to the language
Armenian:
հրեերեն
(hreeren)
— pertaining to the language
Asturian:
hebréu
— pertaining to the language
Asturian:
hebraicu
— pertaining to the language
Azerbaijani:
ibri
— pertaining to the language
Azerbaijani:
ibrani
— pertaining to the language
Azerbaijani:
ivrit
— pertaining to the language
Basque:
hebrear
— pertaining to the language
Bulgarian:
иврит
(ivrit)
— pertaining to the language
Catalan:
hebreu
— pertaining to the language
Catalan:
hebraic
— pertaining to the language
Chinese Cantonese:
希伯來語 /希伯来语
(hei1 baak3 loi4 jyu5)
— pertaining to the language
Chinese Mandarin:
希伯來語 /希伯来语
(xībóláiyǔ)
— pertaining to the language
Chinese Mandarin:
希伯來 /希伯来
(xībólái)
— pertaining to the language
Czech:
hebrejský
— pertaining to the language
Danish:
hebraisk
— pertaining to the language
Danish:
hebræisk
— pertaining to the language
Dutch:
Hebreeuws
— pertaining to the language
Esperanto:
hebrea
— pertaining to the language
Estonian:
heebreakeelne
— pertaining to the language
Finnish:
hepreankielinen
— pertaining to the language
French:
hébreu
— pertaining to the language
French:
hébraïque
— pertaining to the language
Gagauz:
ivrit
— pertaining to the language
Galician:
hebraico
— pertaining to the language
German:
hebräisch
— pertaining to the language
Greek:
εβραϊκός
(evraïkós)
— pertaining to the language
Hawaiian:
Hepela
— pertaining to the language
Hebrew:
עִבְרִי
(ivrí)
— pertaining to the language
Hindi:
इबरानी
(ibrānī)
— pertaining to the language
Hindi:
इब्रानी
(ibrānī)
— pertaining to the language
Hindi:
इब्री
(ibrī)
— pertaining to the language
Hungarian:
héber
— pertaining to the language
Icelandic:
hebreska
— pertaining to the language
Irish:
Eabhraise
— pertaining to the language
Italian:
ebraico
— pertaining to the language
Japanese:
ヘブライ
(heburai)
— pertaining to the language
Kazakh:
еврейше
(evreişe)
— pertaining to the language
Korean:
헤브라이
(hebeurai)
— pertaining to the language
Latin:
hebraeus
— pertaining to the language
Malay:
bahasa Ibrani
— pertaining to the language
Malay:
Ibrani
— pertaining to the language
Marathi:
हिब्रू
(hibrū)
— pertaining to the language
Norwegian Bokmål:
hebraisk
— pertaining to the language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hebraisk
— pertaining to the language
Old English:
Ebrēisċ
— pertaining to the language
Iranian Persian:
عِبْرانی
(ebrâni)
— pertaining to the language
Iranian Persian:
عِبْری
(ebri)
— pertaining to the language
Polish:
hebrajski
— pertaining to the language
Portuguese:
hebraico
— pertaining to the language
Romanian:
ebraic
— pertaining to the language
Russian:
евре́йский
(jevréjskij)
— pertaining to the language
Russian:
иври́тский
(ivrítskij)
— pertaining to the language
Scots:
Hebrew
— pertaining to the language
Scots:
Ebrew
— pertaining to the language
Scots:
Ebreu
— pertaining to the language
Scottish Gaelic:
Eabhrais
— pertaining to the language
Scottish Gaelic:
Eabhra
— pertaining to the language
Serbo-Croatian:
хѐбре̄јскӣ
— pertaining to the language
Serbo-Croatian:
јѐврејскӣ
— pertaining to the language
Serbo-Croatian:
хибру
— pertaining to the language
Serbo-Croatian:
ивритски
— pertaining to the language
Serbo-Croatian:
hèbrējskī
— pertaining to the language
Serbo-Croatian:
jèvrejskī
— pertaining to the language
Serbo-Croatian:
hibru
— pertaining to the language
Serbo-Croatian:
ivritski
— pertaining to the language
Slovak:
hebrejský
— pertaining to the language
Spanish:
hebreo
— pertaining to the language
Swedish:
hebreisk
— pertaining to the language
Swedish:
hebreiskspråkig
— pertaining to the language
Tigrinya:
እብራይስጢ
(ʾəbraysəṭi)
— pertaining to the language
Turkish:
İbranice
— pertaining to the language
Urdu:
عِبْرانی
('ibrānī)
— pertaining to the language
Urdu:
عِبْری
('ibrī)
— pertaining to the language
Vietnamese:
(thuộc) tiếng Do thái
— pertaining to the language
Vietnamese:
Do thái
— pertaining to the language
Volapük:
Hebreyapükik
— pertaining to the language
Volapük:
hebreyik
— pertaining to the language
Yiddish:
העברעיִש
(hebreish)
— pertaining to the language
Yiddish:
עבֿרי
(ivri)
— pertaining to the language
Yiddish:
לשון־קודשדיק
(loshn-koydeshdik)
— pertaining to the language
Afrikaans:
Hebreeus
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Albanian:
gjuha hebraike
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Amharic:
ዕብራይጥ
(ʿəbrayṭ)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Arabic:
الْعِبْرَانِيَّة
(al-ʕibrāniyya)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Arabic:
الْعِبْرِيَّة
(al-ʕibriyya)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Arabic:
عبري
(ʕebri)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Armenian:
եբրայերեն
(ebrayeren)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Armenian:
հրեերեն
(hreeren)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Armenian:
իվրիտ
(ivrit)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Asturian:
hebréu
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Azerbaijani:
İvrit dili
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Basque:
hebreera
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Belarusian:
іўры́т
(iwrýt)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Bengali:
ইবরানী
(ibrānī)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Breton:
hebraeg
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Breton:
hebreeg
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Bulgarian:
иври́т
(ivrít)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Catalan:
hebreu
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Chichewa:
Chihebri
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Chinese Mandarin:
希伯來語 /希伯来语
(xībóláiyǔ)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Crimean Tatar:
İbrani tili
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Czech:
hebrejština
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Danish:
hebraisk
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Danish:
hebræisk
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Dutch:
Hebreeuws
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Esperanto:
hebrea (la hebrea, la hebrea lingvo)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Estonian:
heebrea keel
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Finnish:
heprea
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Finnish:
heprean kieli
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
French:
hébreu
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Gagauz:
Иврит дили
(İvrit dili)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Galician:
hebreo
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Galician:
hebraico
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Georgian:
ებრაული ენა
(ebrauli ena)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Georgian:
ებრაული
(ebrauli)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
German:
Hebräisch
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Greek:
εβραϊκά
(evraïká)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Greenlandic:
hebræerisut
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Hawaiian:
ʻŌlelo Hepela
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew:
עִבְרִית
(ivrít)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Samaritan Hebrew:
ࠏࠨࠁࠬࠓࠪࠉࠕ
(ʿibriyt)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Hindi:
इब्रानी
(ibrānī)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Hungarian:
héber
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Icelandic:
hebreska
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Indonesian:
ibrani
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Indonesian:
bahasa Ibrani
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Interlingua:
hebreo
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Irish:
Eabhrais
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Italian:
ebraico
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Japanese:
ヘブライ語
(heburaigo)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Dzubukuá:
uolidze judeua
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Korean:
히브리어
(hibeurieo)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Central Kurdish:
عیبری
('îbrî)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Northern Kurdish:
Îbranî
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Latin:
hebraeus
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Malay:
bahasa Ibrani
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Malay:
Ibrani
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Maltese:
Ebrew
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Māori:
Reo Hīperu
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Marathi:
हिब्रू
(hibrū)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Navajo:
Hííbwoo bizaad
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Norman:
Hébreu
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Norwegian Bokmål:
hebraisk
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hebraisk
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Occitan:
ebrèu
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Old English:
Ebrēisċ
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Pashto:
عبراني
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Persian:
عبری
('ebri)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Persian:
عبرانی
('ebrâni)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Polish:
hebrajski
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Portuguese:
hebraico
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Portuguese:
hebreu
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Romanian:
limba ebraică
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Romanian:
ebraică
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Russian:
иври́т
(ivrít)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Russian:
евре́йский язы́к
(jevréjskij jazýk)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Scottish Gaelic:
Eabhra
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Serbo-Croatian:
хебрејски
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Serbo-Croatian:
јеврејски
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Serbo-Croatian:
хибру
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Serbo-Croatian:
иврит
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Serbo-Croatian:
hebrejski
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Serbo-Croatian:
jevrejski
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Serbo-Croatian:
hibru
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Serbo-Croatian:
ivrit
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Sinhalese:
හේබ්රෙව් භාෂාව
(hēbrew bhāṣāwa)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Slovak:
hebrejčina
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Spanish:
hebreo
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Swedish:
hebreiska
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Thai:
ภาษาฮิบรู
(paa-sǎa híp-ruu)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Tigrinya:
ዕብራስጥ
(ʿəbrasṭ)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Tooro:
Oruhebburaayo class 11
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Tumbuka:
Cihebere
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Turkish:
İbranice
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Ukrainian:
іври́т
(ivrýt)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Urdu:
عبرانی
(ibrānī)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Vietnamese:
tiếng Hê-brơ
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Vietnamese:
tiếng Do Thái
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Volapük:
Hebreyapük
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Volapük:
hebrey
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Yao (Africa):
Cihebeli class 7
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Yiddish:
העברעיִש
(hebreish)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Yiddish:
לשון־קודש
(loshn-koydesh)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Yiddish:
עבֿרי
(ivri)
— language — see also Biblical Hebrew
Arabic:
عِبْرَانِيّ
(ʕibrāniyy)
— person
Arabic:
عِبْرِيّ
(ʕibriyy)
— person
Armenian:
եբրայեցի
(ebrayecʻi)
— person
Armenian:
հրեա
(hrea)
— person
Asturian:
hebréu
— person
Asturian:
hebrea
— person
Basque:
hebrear
— person
Catalan:
hebreu
— person
Catalan:
hebrea
— person
Cherokee:
ᎠᏈᎷ
(aquilu)
— person
Chinese Mandarin:
希伯來人 /希伯来人
(xībóláirén)
— person