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.
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There came one that had escaped and told Abram the
Hebrew. --Gen. xiv.
13.
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2. The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family
of languages.
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Hebrew
\He"brew\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or
rites.
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