Hebrew
noun
He·brew
ˈhē-(ˌ)brü 
1
a
: the Semitic language of the ancient Hebrews
b
: any of various later forms of this language
2
: a member of or descendant from one of a group of northern Semitic peoples including the Israelites
especially
: israelite
Hebrew
adjective
Examples of Hebrew in a Sentence
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The proceedings were in Hebrew, so most of the villagers were unable to follow the arguments that described the daily terrors inflicted by settlers and the glaring absence of any law-enforcement efforts to stop them.
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Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
West later apologized on an Instagram post written in Hebrew in December 2023, but later sported a T-shirt for the Norwegian metal musician Burzum, who has been fined for antisemitism.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
Their stories reveal a generational divide in the American Jewish community as more young Jews question the narratives their synagogues and Hebrew school teachers delivered them as children.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 May 2024
At the Hand in Hand school in Jerusalem, children learn both Arabic and Hebrew.
—Debora Patta, CBS News, 9 May 2024
These awful tableaux are the products of a lifelong immersion in Holocaust narratives, from factual accounts in textbooks to visits to museums to documentaries screened at Hebrew school.
—TIME, 8 May 2024
Also speaking: Rabbi Susan N. Shankman, senior rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, and Imam Talib M. Shareef, imam and president of Masjid Muhammad, the Nation's Mosque in Washington.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
Speaking to the camera in Hebrew, the 23-year-old, whose left arm is severed below his elbow, angrily asks the Israeli government to bring home the hostages, as the war in Gaza entered its 200th day Tuesday.
—Aurora Almendral, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
At the Hand in Hand school in Haifa and five sister schools around the country, a diverse mix of students study in both Hebrew and Arabic.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
West later apologized on an Instagram post written in Hebrew in December 2023, but later sported a T-shirt for the Norwegian metal musician Burzum, who has been fined for antisemitism.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
Their stories reveal a generational divide in the American Jewish community as more young Jews question the narratives their synagogues and Hebrew school teachers delivered them as children.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 May 2024
At the Hand in Hand school in Jerusalem, children learn both Arabic and Hebrew.
—Debora Patta, CBS News, 9 May 2024
These awful tableaux are the products of a lifelong immersion in Holocaust narratives, from factual accounts in textbooks to visits to museums to documentaries screened at Hebrew school.
—TIME, 8 May 2024
Also speaking: Rabbi Susan N. Shankman, senior rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, and Imam Talib M. Shareef, imam and president of Masjid Muhammad, the Nation's Mosque in Washington.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
Speaking to the camera in Hebrew, the 23-year-old, whose left arm is severed below his elbow, angrily asks the Israeli government to bring home the hostages, as the war in Gaza entered its 200th day Tuesday.
—Aurora Almendral, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
At the Hand in Hand school in Haifa and five sister schools around the country, a diverse mix of students study in both Hebrew and Arabic.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Hebrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hebrew. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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Hebrew
noun
He·brew
ˈhē-(ˌ)brü
1
: a member of one of a group of northern Semitic peoples including the Israelites
especially
: israelite
2
: the Semitic language of the Hebrews
Hebraic
adjective
hi-ˈbrā-ik
Hebrew
adjective
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