a member of an ancient race of people living in what is now Israel and Palestine. Their writings and traditions form the basis of the Jewish religion. 希伯来人 the language traditionally used by the Hebrew people 希伯来语 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- biblical
- medieval
- …
- alphabet
- script
- scripture
- …
a modern form of the Hebrew language which is the official language of modern Israel 现代希伯来语（现代以色列的官方语言） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- biblical
- medieval
- …
- alphabet
- script
- scripture
- …
compare Yiddish
Word Originfrom Old French Ebreu, via Latin from late Greek Hebraios, from Aramaic ‘ib̲ray, based on Hebrew ‘ib̲rî understood to mean ‘one from the other side (of the river)’.