He|brew

He|brew
He|brew «HEE broo», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a descendant of one of the desert tribes led by Moses that settled in Palestine; person belonging to the Semitic tribe or nation descended from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; Israelite; Jew.
2. the ancient Semitic language of the Jews, in which most of the Old Testament was recorded.
3. the present-day language of Israel, a modern form of Hebrew.
–adj.
1. = Jewish. (Cf.Jewish)
2. of or having to do with ancient or modern Hebrew.
[< Old French Ebreu, learned borrowing from Latin Hebraeus < Greek Hebraîos < Aramaic "Ebrai < Hebrew "ibri (literally) one from beyond (the river) < "eber beyond]

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