Hebrews
noun
He·brews
ˈhē-(ˌ)brüz 
plural in form but singular in construction
: a theological treatise addressed to early Christians and included as a book in the New Testament see Bible Table
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Bradford is the owner of Hebrews 11:1 coffee shop, which is in Hope and Nashville.
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Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Not since antiquity had Jews felt so secure: the Bible records that the ancient Hebrews needed seven days to conquer Jericho.
—Uri Kaufman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
The star point guard had repeatedly promoted a film, Hebrews to Negroes, that peddled ugly nonsense about Jews worshiping Satan.
—Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
The dinner includes multiple components and readings of Haggadah in remembrance of the pain and suffering the Hebrews endured.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
Ancient Hebrews regarded 80 as the maximum length of human life, while ancient Romans viewed 100 or 110 as the limit.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 31 Mar. 2023
There are reasonable arguments for thinking that modern Armenians may exhibit a closer genetic relationship to the Jews of Roman Antiquity, and perhaps even the Hebrews of the Persian years, than modern Palestinians.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2013
Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Not since antiquity had Jews felt so secure: the Bible records that the ancient Hebrews needed seven days to conquer Jericho.
—Uri Kaufman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023
The star point guard had repeatedly promoted a film, Hebrews to Negroes, that peddled ugly nonsense about Jews worshiping Satan.
—Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
The dinner includes multiple components and readings of Haggadah in remembrance of the pain and suffering the Hebrews endured.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
Ancient Hebrews regarded 80 as the maximum length of human life, while ancient Romans viewed 100 or 110 as the limit.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 31 Mar. 2023
There are reasonable arguments for thinking that modern Armenians may exhibit a closer genetic relationship to the Jews of Roman Antiquity, and perhaps even the Hebrews of the Persian years, than modern Palestinians.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2013
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Hebrews
noun
He·brews
ˈhē-(ˌ)brüz
: a theological treatise addressed to early Christians and included as a book in the New Testament see bible
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