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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) | ||
| Synonyms | Israelites | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chosen people, ethnic group, ethnos | ||
| Domain category | Old 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 | ||
| Synonyms | Epistle to the Hebrews | ||
| Instance hypernym | Epistle | ||
| Part meronym | New Testament | ||
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