Where does “Hebrew” come from?
Hebrew comes from Middle English Ebreu, from Old French Ebreu, from Latin hebraeus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος, from Hebrew עִבְרִי.
Hebrew (English): Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or...
Ancestry of “Hebrew”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Ebreu | — |
| 2 | Old French | Ebreu | — |
| 3 | Latin | hebraeus | Hebrew, Jewish |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἑβραῖος | Hebrew, Israelite; a Hebrew, Israelite |
| 5 | Aramaic | עִבְרַי | Hebrew |
| 6 | Hebrew | עִבְרִי | Hebrew |
| 7 | Hebrew | עבר | To pass, to cross; To move; To undergo,... |
Words derived from “Hebrew”