He"brew , a. Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.
He"brew (?), n. [F. Hébreu, L. Hebraeus, Gr. &?;, fr. Heb.
'ibhrī.]
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.
Hear it pronounced