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Webster 1913 Edition
Hebrew
He′brew
,Noun.
[F.
Hébreu
, L. Hebraeus
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. Heb. ’ibhrī
.] 1.
An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.
There came one that had escaped and told Abram the
Hebrew
. Gen. xiv. 13.
2.
The language of the Hebrews; – one of the Semitic family of languages.
He′brew
,Adj.
Of or pertaining to the Hebrews;
as, the
. Hebrew
language or ritesWebster 1828 Edition
Hebrew
HE'BREW
,Noun.
One of the descendants of Eber, or Heber; but particularly, a descendant of Jacob, who was a descendant of Eber; an Israelite; a Jew.
1.
The Hebrew language.HE'BREW
,Adj.