Overview of noun hebrews

The noun hebrews has 2 senses

• Hebrews, Israelites -- (the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19))


• Epistle to the Hebrews, Hebrews -- (a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him)

Overview of noun hebrew

The noun hebrew has 2 senses

• Hebrew -- (the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel)


• Jew, Hebrew, Israelite -- (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)