hebrew : Idioms & Phrases

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epistle to the hebrews

  • noun a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him
    Hebrews.
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hebrew alphabet

  • noun a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino)
    Hebrew alphabet; Hebraic alphabet.
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hebrew calendar

  • noun (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years
    Jewish calendar.
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hebrew lesson

  • noun instruction in the Hebrew language
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hebrew script

  • noun a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino)
    Hebrew alphabet; Hebraic alphabet.
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hebrew scripture

  • noun the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings
    Tanakh; Tanach.
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modern hebrew

  • noun Hebrew used in Israel today; revived from ancient Hebrew
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