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hebrew

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1. hebrew - Noun

2. hebrew - Adjective

Meaning

An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.

The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages.

Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Hebrew vowels Source: Internet

the old Hebrew prophets Source: Internet

Abraham is hailed as the first Hebrew and the father of the Jewish people. Source: Internet

According to Jewish law, a sefer Torah (plural: Sifrei Torah) is a copy of the formal Hebrew text handwritten on gevil or qlaf (forms of parchment ) by using a quill (or other permitted writing utensil) dipped in ink. Source: Internet

According to the Hebrew Bible, Hezekiah witnessed the destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel by Sargon 's Assyrians in c. 720 BC and was king of Judah during the invasion and siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib in 701 BC. Source: Internet

According to Avraham ben-Yosef, Hebrew flourished as a spoken language in the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah during about 1200 to 586 BCE. Source: Internet

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