He"brew (?), n. [F. H'ebreu, L. Hebraeus, Gr. , fr. Heb. 'ibhri.]
1.
An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.
There came one that had escaped and told Abram the Hebrew.
Gen. xiv. 13.
2.
The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages.
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He"brew, a.
Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.
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