Hebrew
ἙβραΐςStrong’s G1446Hebrais
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hebrais is the Greek word usually translated “hebrew”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,”
Meaning
Usually translated “hebrew”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- hebrew 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 22:2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
- Acts 26:14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Greek dictionary
Ἑβραΐς Hebrais · Hebrew
Ἑβραΐς (WH, Ἐβ-), -ίδος (Aram. עִבְרַי), peculiar form of Ἑβραϊκός, [in LXX, ἡ Ἑ. φωνή, 4Ma.12:7 16:15 * ;] in NT, ἡ Ἑ. διάλεκτος, Hebrew, i.e. the Aramaic vernacular of Palestine: Act.21:40 22:2 26:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “hebrew” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HE'BREW, noun
[Heb. Eber, either a proper name, or a name denoting passage, pilgrimage, or coming from beyond the Euphrates.]
- The hebrew language.
All definitions and other forms of “hebrew”
HE'BREW, adjective
Pertaining to the Hebrews; as the hebrew language or rites.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.