Hebraistic
[hee-brey-is-tik, -bree-] /ˌhi breɪˈɪs tɪk, -bri-/
adjective
1.
of or relating to Hebraists or characterized by Hebraism or Hebraisms.
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[hee-broo] /ˈhi bru/ noun 1. a member of the Semitic peoples inhabiting ancient Palestine and claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite. 2. a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic family, the language of the ancient Hebrews, which, although not in a vernacular use from 100 b.c. to the 20th century, was retained as […]
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the language of the Hebrew nation, and that in which the Old Testament is written, with the exception of a few portions in Chaldee. In the Old Testament it is only spoken of as “Jewish” (2 Kings 18:26, 28; Isa. 36:11, 13; 2 Chr 32:18). This name is first used by the Jews in times […]