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    Hebrew

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Languages, Nationality & race, Judaism
    He·brew /ˈhiːbruː/ noun  1. [uncountable]SLL the language traditionally used by the Jewish people 希伯来语2. [countable]SANRRJ a member of the Jewish people in ancient times 〔古代的〕希伯来人 —Hebrew adjective
    Examples from the Corpus
    Hebrew• Unfortunately most of them are in Hebrew.• Modern Hebrew, of course, is effective for everything from QQdvertisinQQ to poetry.• Writing in an impenetrably mystical Hebrew, Kook tried to disprove the traditionalists' view of Zionism as heresy.• In the morning when I awoke, with my bright new ears I heard her talking urgent Hebrew into the radio.    Origin Hebrew (1200-1300) Old French Ebreu, from Late Latin Hebraeus, from Greek Hebraios, from Aramaic 'Ebrai
    He·brew nounChineseSyllable
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    Hebrew
    He‧brew /ˈhiːbruː/ noun
     Date: 1200-1300
     Language: Old French
     Origin: Ebreu, from Late Latin Hebraeus, from Greek Hebraios, from Aramaic 'Ebrai
    1. [uncountable] the language traditionally used by the Jewish people
    2. [countable] a member of the Jewish people in ancient times
    —Hebrew adjective


    Heb·rewBrE /ˈhiːbruː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhiːbruː/ 🔊 nouna 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 希伯来语a modern form of the Hebrew language which is the official language of modern Israel 现代希伯来语（现代以色列的官方语言）  ➡  compare Yiddish ▸ Heb·rew adjective