Hebrews

Definition: Hebrews

Hebrews

Noun

1. (Old Testament) 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).

"Hebrews" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "descendants of Heber".

Date "Hebrews" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Bible	Hebrews (Acts 6:1) were the Hebrew-speaking Jews, as distinguished from those who spoke Greek. (See GREEKS.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Descendants of Heber or Eber.
A book of the Christian New Testament: Epistle to the Hebrews
The Jews as a people, especially in ancient times.
See also Hebrew.

Synonym: Hebrews

Synonym: Israelites (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Hebrews

English words defined with "Hebrews": Abraham, Antilegomena, ark, ark of the covenant ♦ Baal ♦ Hebraic, Hebraical, Hebraically, Hebrew ♦ Mezuzoth ♦ Old Testament ♦ Shadrach. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Hebrews": Adoni-zedec, Alush ♦ Canaan, the language of ♦ Epistles, Exodus, Book of ♦ HEATHEN ♦ Lustral Water ♦ Six-Principle Baptists. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	The Ark of the Covenant, the chest that the Hebrews used to carry around the Ten Commandments. (Raiders of the Lost Ark; writing credit: George Lucas; Philip Kaufman)
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Domain	Title
Books	From Babylon to Timbuktu: A History of the Ancient Black Races Including the Black Hebrews (reference) Great Cloud of Witnesses in Hebrews Eleven (reference) Hebrews (Interpretation, a Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching) (reference) Hebrews (Sacra Pagina Series, Vol 13) (reference) Hebrews (The MacArthur New Testament Commentary) (reference) (more book examples)
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Syria	Syria was occupied successively by Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, Arameans, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Nabataeans, Byzantines, and, in part, Crusaders before finally coming under the control of the Ottoman Turks. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	HEATHEN, n. A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel. According to Professor Howison, of the California State University, Hebrews are heathens. "The Hebrews are heathens!" says Howison. He's A Christian philosopher. I'm A scurril agnostical chap, if you please, Addicted too much to the crime Of religious discussion in my rhyme. Though Hebrew and Howison cannot agree On a modus vivendi -- not they! -- Yet Heaven has had the designing of me, And I haven't been reared in a way To joy in the thick of the fray. For this of my creed is the soul and the gist, And the truth of it I aver: Who differs from me in his faith is an 'ist, And 'ite, an 'ie, or an 'er -- And I'm down upon him or her! Let Howison urge with perfunctory chin Toleration -- that's all very well, But a roast is "nuts" to his nostril thin, And he's running -- I know by the smell -- A secret and personal Hell! Bissell Gip
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"Hebrews" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Hebrews" is used about 98 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	100%	98	33,072

"Hebrews" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "descendants of Heber".

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "Hebrews".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Tebeth	N/A	Biblical	Goodness (the tenth month of the Hebrews)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "Hebrews": hebrew of the Hebrews. Additional references.
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Language		Translations for "Hebrews"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		希伯来, 希伯來書 . (various references)

Korean		� 대인. (various references)

Manx		Ny Hewnyn (Jewry, Jews, The Hebrews). (various references)

Pig Latin		ebrewshay

Swedish		hebreerbrevet, hebreer. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 6, Verse 1
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	En de taiV hmeraiV tautaiV plhqunontwn twn maqhtwn egeneto goggusmoV twn ellhnistwn proV touV ebraiouV oti pareqewrounto en th diakonia th kaqhmerinh ai chrai autwn
Latin	405	Vulgate	In diebus autem illis crescente numero discipulorum factus est murmur Graecorum adversus Hebraeos eo quod dispicerentur in ministerio cotidiano viduae eorum
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	But in tho daies, whanne the noumbre of disciplis encreesside, the Grekis grutchiden ayens the Ebrews, for that her widewis weren dispisid in euery daies mynystryng.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	In those dayes as the nombre of the disciples grewe ther arose a grudge amonge the Grekes agaynst the Ebrues be cause their wyddowes were despysed in the dayly mynystracion.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.
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Language	Acts Chapter 6, Verse 1
Albanian	Por në ato ditë, duke u shumuar numri i dishepujve, lindi një murmuritje nga ana e Helenistëve kundër Hebrenjve, sepse vejushat e tyre po liheshin pas dore në shërbimin e përditshëm.
Bulgarian	О Но не можаха да противостоят на мъдростта и �"уха с който той говореше.
Cebuano	¶ Ug unya niadtong mga adlawa, sa nag-anam nag kadaghan ang mga tinun-an, dihay pagbagotbot sa mga Judiyong Gresyanhon batok sa mga Judiyong-lumad tungod kay ang ilang mga babayeng balo pagahisayloan lamang sa inadlaw-adlawng pagpangapod-apod sa mga kabuhian.
Chinese	那時、門 �' 增多、有說希利尼話的猶太人、向希伯來人發怨言． � 為在天天的供給上忽略了他們的寡婦。
Croatian	U one dane, kako se broj uèenika množio, Židovi grèkog jezika stadoše mrmljati protiv domaæih Židova što se u svagdanjem služenju zanemaruju njihove udovice.
Danish	Men da i de Dage Disciplenes Antal forøgedes, begyndte Hellenisterne at knurre imod Hebræerne", fordi deres Enker bleve tilsidesatte ved den daglige Uddeling.
Dutch	En in dezelfde dagen, als de discipelen vermenigvuldigden, ontstond een murmurering der Grieksen tegen de Hebreen, omdat hun weduwen in de dagelijkse bediening verzuimd werden.
Finnish	Niinä päivinä, kun opetuslasten luku lisääntyi, syntyi hellenisteissä nurinaa hebrealaisia vastaan siitä, että heidän leskiänsä syrjäytettiin jokapäiväisessä avunannossa.
French	En ce temps-l� , le nombre des disciples augmentant, les Hellénistes murmurèrent contre les Hébreux, parce que leurs veuves étaient négligées dans la distribution qui se faisait chaque jour.
German	In den Tagen aber, da der Jünger viele wurden, erhob sich ein Murmeln unter den Griechen wider die Hebräer, darum daß ihre Witwen übersehen wurden in der täglichen Handreichung.
Haitian Creole	¶ Lè sa a, te vin gen anpil anpil disip. Ladan yo, jwif ki te fèt nan peyi etranje epi ki te pale lang grèk la vin gen kont ak jwif peyi a. Yo t'ap plenyen dèske vèv yo pa t' jwenn anyen nan separe manje yo t'ap fè chak jou a.
Hungarian	Azokban a napokban pedig, mikor a tanítványok szaporodának, támada a görög zsidók közt panaszolkodás a héberek ellen, hogy az õ közülük való özvegyasszonyok mellõztetnek a mindennapi szolgálatban.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Pengikut-pengikut Yesus makin lama makin bertambah banyak. Pada waktu itu orang-orang Yahudi yang berbahasa Yunani, menjadi tidak senang terhadap orang-orang Yahudi asli. Yang berbahasa Yunani itu berkata, "Wanita-wanita kami yang sudah janda tidak kebagian bantuan biaya sehari-hari yang dibagi-bagikan kepada orang-orang."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Pada masa itu tatkala murid-murid sudah bertambah-tambah banyak, bangkitlah suatu sungutan orang Yahudi peranakan Gerika ke atas orang Ibrani, sebab segala janda mereka itu dilalaikan di dalam hal pemeliharaan sehari-hari.
Italian	In quei giorni, mentre aumentava il numero dei discepoli, sorse un malcontento fra gli ellenisti verso gli Ebrei, perché venivano trascurate le loro vedove nella distribuzione quotidiana.
Korean	그 때 에 � � 자 가 �" 많 아 졌 �" 데 헬 라 파 � 대 인 �"� 이 자 기 의 과 부 �"� 이 그 매 일 구 � � 에 � 지 므 로 히 브 리 파 사 람 을 원 망 한 대
Latvian	Bet tanîs dienâs, mâcekïu skaitam pieaugot, grieíu starpâ cçlâs kurnçðana pret ebrejiem, ka ikdieniðíajâ apkalpoðanâ viòu atraitnes netiek ievçrotas.
Maori	¶ Na i aua ra, i te mea ka tokomaha haere nga akonga ka amuamu nga Hurai Kariki ki nga Hiperu, no te mea i mahue o ratou pouaru i nga tuwhanga mea o tenei ra, o tenei ra.
Norwegian	Syv menn velges til å sørge for de fattige, 1-6. Menigheten vokser fremdeles, 7. Stefanus, en av de syv, anklages falskelig for å ha talt mot templet og loven og føres for det høie råd, 8-15.
Portuguese	Ora, naqueles dias, crescendo o número dos discípulos, houve uma murmuração dos helenistas contra os hebreus, porque as viúvas daqueles estavam sendo esquecidas na distribuição diária.
Rumanian	Kn zilele acelea, cknd s`a knmulyit numqrul ucenicilor, Evreii cari vorbeau grecewte, ckrteau kmpotriva Evreilor, pentrucq vqduvele lor erau trecute cu vederea la kmpqryeala ajutoarelor de toate zilele.
Russian	ч ЬФЙ �"ОЙ, ЛПЗ�"Б ХНОПЦЙМЙУШ ХЮЕОЙЛЙ, � ТПЙЪПЫЕМ Х еММЙОЙУФПЧ ТП� ПФ ОБ еЧТЕЕЧ ЪБ ФП, ЮФП Ч�"ПЧЙ�"Щ ЙИ � ТЕОЕ�'ТЕЗБЕНЩ �'ЩМЙ Ч ЕЦЕ�"ОЕЧОПН ТБЪ�"БСОЙЙ � ПФТЕ�'ОПУФЕК.
Shuar	¶ Nú tsawantin Yusan umirkaru ti kawenkar ármiayi. Tura tuke tsawant yurumak Súsatin ámiayi. Túmakui Yus-shuar Kriaku chichaman chicharmia nu, Israer-shuaran kajeriarmiayi. "Tuke tsawantin yurumak Súarmena nui Atumí waje ti nukap Súarme. Tura iiniuka ishichik Súarme" tiarmiayi.
Spanish	En aquellos días, como crecía el número de los discípulos, se suscitó una murmuración de parte de los helenistas contra los hebreos, de que sus viudas eran desatendidas en la distribución diaria.
Swahili	Baadaye, idadi ya wanafunzi ilipokuwa inazidi kuongezeka, kulitokea manung`uniko kati ya wanafunzi waliosema Kigiriki na wale waliosema Kiebrania. Wale waliosema Kigiriki walinung`unika kwamba wajane wao walikuwa wanasahauliwa katika ugawaji wa mahitaji ya kila siku.
Swedish	Sju män utväljas för att besörja den dagliga utdelningen. Församlingen tillväxer. Stefanus drages inför Stora rådet.
Thai	ในคราวนั้น เมื่อศิษย์กำลังทวีมากขึ้น พวกกรีกบ่นติเตียนพวกฮีบรูเพราะในการแจกทานทุกๆวันนั้น เขาเว้นไม่ไ�"้แจกให้พวกแม่ม่ายชาวกรีก
Ukrainian	¶ Тими ж днями, як учнів намножилось, зачали нарікати на �"вреїв огречені, що в щоденному служінні їхні вдовиці занедбані.
Uma	¶ Kahaa-haea kawoo-woria' -mi tauna to mpotuku' Yesus. Lomo' -lomo' -na, topetuku' Yesus paka' to Yahudi. Aga to hantongo' -ra mobasa Yunani, pai' to hantongo' wo'o mobasa Yahudi moto-ra. Nto'u toe, ngkunuti-ramo topetuku' Yesus to mobasa Yunani, mpongkunutii doo-ra to mobasa Yahudi, ra'uli': "Tobine-kai to balu, uma raratai bagia to rabagi butu eo-na hi to mpe'ahii'."
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Hebrews" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Hebrus, Herewi. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: beshrew.
	Words within the letters "b-e-e-h-r-s-w"
	-1 letter: hewers, shewer, webers, wheres.
	-2 letters: beers, brees, brews, ewers, hebes, herbs, heres, hewer, resew, sewer, sheer, shrew, sweer, weber, where.
	-3 letters: beer, bees, bree, brew, ewer, ewes, hebe, herb, here, hers, hews, rebs, rees, resh, seer, sere, shew, webs, weer, wees, were, whee.
	-4 letters: bee, ere, ers, ewe, her, hes, hew, reb, ree, res, see, ser, sew, she, web, wee.
	-5 letters: be, eh, er, es, he, re, sh, we.
	Words containing the letters "b-e-e-h-r-s-w"
	+1 letter: beshrews.
	+2 letters: beshrewed, homebrews, shewbread.
	+3 letters: beshrewing, shewbreads.
	+4 letters: bellwethers, bewhiskered, breadthwise, whereabouts, whitebeards, workbenches.
	+5 letters: benchwarmers, bewitcheries, wheelbarrows.
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