Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.
Known as the language of the Jewish people, it is also the language of worship in Judaism. The Torah and most other books used in worship are written in Hebrew.
Hebrew: one of the five sacred languages.
An ancient language related to Akkadian and Arabic. Most of the text of the Bible is written in Hebrew. The word Hebrew comes from an ancient word meaning "to cross over." Whether the language Hebrew was spoken by a people who "crossed over" from Egypt (as described in the book of Exodus) is a matter of dispute. Hebrew is very close to Phoenician, the language of a sea-going Canaanite people living in what is now Lebanon, who maintained trading settlements throughout the Mediterranean.
Hebrew is the ancient language of Israel and of the Jews. It is the language, in which the vast majority of the Old Testament or the Tenakh is written. There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet - all consonants - and it is written and read from right to left.
Ancient Semitic language, the language of the Bible, the language used by Jews for Prayer and study and the language of present day Israel.
The language of the Torah and Jewish prayer books.
the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews; "the old Hebrew prophets"
of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; "Hebrew vowels"
Ancient Biblical language of the Israelites; in its modern form, the language of Israel.
The language of the Old Testament Israelites and the language in which most of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible was written. See Introduction, Chapter 3.
A northwest Semitic language used by the people of Israel, used by most of the writers of the Old Testament (except for part of Daniel and Ezra).
1) The ancient language of the Jewish people, and the modern language of the State of Israel. 2) An Israelite
one of the closely related group of languages, known as Semitic, which includes among others Arabic, Aramaic, and Syriac. It was the classical language in Israel, in which the Old Testament, except for certain chapters in the Books of Ezra and Daniel, was written (Cross, The Oxford Dictionary Of The Christian Church).
The language in which the original Old Testament was written.
The ancient language of the Bible and of Jews everywhere.