Noun
- 1. Hebrews, Israelites, ethnic group, ethnos, chosen people
- usage: 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)
- 2. Epistle to the Hebrews, Hebrews
- usage: a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him
Noun
- 1. Hebrews, Israelites, ethnic group, ethnos, chosen people
- usage: the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
- 2. Epistle to the Hebrews, Hebrews
- usage: a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
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