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 offices, with signs in Hebrew and Arabic, are located in a residential neighborhood high on a hill and provide a panoramic view of Jerusalem - only just over five miles away yet unreachable for the Palestinians due to the military restrictions.
—
Eetta Prince-Gibson, TIME, 4 June 2024
The tale of the Costco dog dates back to around 1984, when Hebrew National — Costco’s original hot dog supplier — sold hot dogs from a cart outside one of its stores in San Diego.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 June 2024
In April, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, berated Alejandro Mayorkas, the Homeland Security secretary, for his past service on the board of HIAS, a refugee resettlement agency formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 2 June 2024
Israel Story, known as the Israeli This American Life, normally operates as a seasonal, narrative show produced in English and Hebrew that sticks to decidedly nonpolitical topics like buses and cows.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 1 June 2024
During his reign in the sixth century BC, Cyrus the Great—Kourosh in Persian, Koresh in Hebrew—was famous for having liberated the Jews from Babylonian captivity.
—Ali M. Ansari, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024
Historical records in various languages, from ancient Greek to ancient Hebrew, make no explicit references to blue, despite having terms for other hues like black and red.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
The name had been lifted from a joke posted on Hebrew social media, but Israel’s spy agency has killed several senior Iranian nuclear scientists and military figures in recent years.
—Kay Armin Serjoie, TIME, 28 May 2024
Yuval Shany, an international law expert at the Hebrew University and senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, says the court’s ruling left enough ambiguity to allow Israel to continue its offensive there.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 24 May 2024
Eetta Prince-Gibson, TIME, 4 June 2024
The tale of the Costco dog dates back to around 1984, when Hebrew National — Costco’s original hot dog supplier — sold hot dogs from a cart outside one of its stores in San Diego.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 June 2024
In April, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, berated Alejandro Mayorkas, the Homeland Security secretary, for his past service on the board of HIAS, a refugee resettlement agency formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 2 June 2024
Israel Story, known as the Israeli This American Life, normally operates as a seasonal, narrative show produced in English and Hebrew that sticks to decidedly nonpolitical topics like buses and cows.
—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 1 June 2024
During his reign in the sixth century BC, Cyrus the Great—Kourosh in Persian, Koresh in Hebrew—was famous for having liberated the Jews from Babylonian captivity.
—Ali M. Ansari, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024
Historical records in various languages, from ancient Greek to ancient Hebrew, make no explicit references to blue, despite having terms for other hues like black and red.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
The name had been lifted from a joke posted on Hebrew social media, but Israel’s spy agency has killed several senior Iranian nuclear scientists and military figures in recent years.
—Kay Armin Serjoie, TIME, 28 May 2024
Yuval Shany, an international law expert at the Hebrew University and senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, says the court’s ruling left enough ambiguity to allow Israel to continue its offensive there.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 24 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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