Hebrew
noun /ˈhiːbruː/
/ˈhiːbruː/
- a member of an ancient race of people living in what is now Israel and Palestine. Their writings and traditions form the basis of the Jewish religion.
希伯来人 - the language traditionally used by the Hebrew people
Topics Languagec2希伯来语 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- biblical
- medieval
- …
- alphabet
- script
- scripture
- …
- a modern form of the Hebrew language which is the official language of modern Israel
Topics Languagec2现代希伯来语(现代以色列的官方语言) Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- biblical
- medieval
- …
- alphabet
- script
- scripture
- …
compare Yiddish
词源from Old French Ebreu, via Latin from late Greek Hebraios, from Aramaic ‘ib̲ray, based on Hebrew ‘ib̲rî understood to mean ‘one from the other side (of the river)’.