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English noun: Hebrews

1. Hebrews (group) 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)


SynonymsIsraelites


Broader (hypernym)chosen people, ethnic group, ethnos


Domain categoryOld Testament

2. Hebrews (communication) a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him


SynonymsEpistle to the Hebrews


Instance hypernymEpistle


Part meronymNew Testament









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