Found 2 items, similar to Hebrews.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Hebrews Hebrews n 1: the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19) [syn: Israelites] 2: a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him [syn: Epistle to the Hebrews]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hebrew 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. [1913 Webster] There came one that had escaped and told Abram the Hebrew. --Gen. xiv. 13. [1913 Webster] 2. The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages. [1913 Webster] Hebrew \He"brew\, a. Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites. [1913 Webster]