English noun: Hebrew |
1. | Hebrew (communication) the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel |
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| Broader (hypernym) | Canaanitic, Canaanitic language |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Modern Hebrew |
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| Domain category members | Hakham, rabbi, Rabbi |
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2. | Hebrew (person) a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties |
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| Synonyms | Israelite, Jew |
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| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Ashkenazi, Conservative Jew, Essene, hymie, Jewess, kike, Levite, Orthodox Jew, Pharisee, Reform Jew, Sadducee, Sephardi, Sephardic Jew, sheeny, Wandering Jew, yid, Zealot, Zionist |
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| Instance hyponym | Christ, Deliverer, Good Shepherd, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, Lot, Redeemer, Savior, Saviour, the Nazarene |
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| Member meronym | Jewry |
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