He·brew /ˈhi(ˌ)bru/ 形容詞
 希伯來人的, 希伯來語的。
 He·brew /ˈhi(ˌ)bru/ 名詞
 希伯來人, 希伯來語, 猶太人。
 He·brew n.
 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.
 He·brew, a. Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.
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 Hebrew
      adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews; "the old
             Hebrew prophets" [syn: Hebraic, Hebraical]
      2: of or relating to the language of the Hebrews; "Hebrew
         vowels" [syn: Hebraic, Hebraical]
      n 1: the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been
           revived as the official language of Israel
      2: a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent
         from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural
         or religious ties [syn: Jew, Israelite]
 Hebrew
    a name applied to the Israelites in Scripture only by one who is
    a foreigner (Gen. 39:14, 17; 41:12, etc.), or by the Israelites
    when they speak of themselves to foreigners (40:15; Ex. 1:19),
    or when spoken of an contrasted with other peoples (Gen. 43:32;
    Ex. 1:3, 7, 15; Deut. 15:12). In the New Testament there is the
    same contrast between Hebrews and foreigners (Acts 6:1; Phil.
    3:5).
      Derivation. (1.) The name is derived, according to some, from
    Eber (Gen. 10:24), the ancestor of Abraham. The Hebrews are
    "sons of Eber" (10:21).
      (2.) Others trace the name of a Hebrew root-word signifying
    "to pass over," and hence regard it as meaning "the man who
    passed over," viz., the Euphrates; or to the Hebrew word meaning
    "the region" or "country beyond," viz., the land of Chaldea.
    This latter view is preferred. It is the more probable origin of
    the designation given to Abraham coming among the Canaanites as
    a man from beyond the Euphrates (Gen. 14:13).
      (3.) A third derivation of the word has been suggested, viz.,
    that it is from the Hebrew word _'abhar_, "to pass over," whence
    _'ebher_, in the sense of a "sojourner" or "passer through" as
    distinct from a "settler" in the land, and thus applies to the
    condition of Abraham (Heb. 11:13).