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ἙβραϊστίStrong’s G1447

Hebraisti

Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament

In short

Hebraisti is the Greek word usually translated “hebrew”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.

“Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.”
John 5:2 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “hebrew”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • in hebrew 6

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 4
  • Revelation 2

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

Ἑβραϊστί Hebraisti · Hebrew

Ἑβραϊστί (WH, Ἐβ-), adv., [in LXX: Si prol. 13 * ;] in Hebrew: Rev.9:11; elsewhere, in Aramaic (see supr.): Jhn.5:2 19:13, 17, 20 20:16, Rev.16:16.† (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.]

  1. 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.