He·brew
noun/ˈhiːbruː/
/ˈhiːbruː/
- a member of an ancient people living in what is now Israel and Palestine. Their writings and traditions form the basis of the Jewish religion.
居住在现在的以色列和巴勒斯坦的古代民族的成员。他们的著作和传统构成了犹太教的基础。 - the language traditionally used by the Hebrew people
Topics Languagec2希伯来语 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- biblical
- medieval
- …
- alphabet
- script
- scripture
- …
- a modern form of the Hebrew language which is the official language of modern Israel
Topics Languagec2现代希伯来语(现代以色列的官方语言) Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- biblical
- medieval
- …
- alphabet
- script
- scripture
- …
compare Yiddish
Word Originfrom Old French Ebreu, via Latin from late Greek Hebraios, from Aramaic ‘ib̲ray, based on Hebrew ‘ib̲rî understood to mean ‘one from the other side (of the river)’.