hebrews

«hebrews» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The Hebrews were the ancient people of Israel, the people… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (Hebrews — proper noun; Hebrew, the Hebrews)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Bible) The Hebrews were the ancient people of Israel, the people of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses. tree →

2) (Bible) Hebrews is the name of a letter (epistle) in the New Testament of the Bible. tree →

3) Hebrew is also the language of the Jewish people and of modern Israel. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The Israelites, as named by foreigners such as Egyptians or in Joseph's words. In the time of Saul the Philistines also call the Israelites "Hebrews," and the name sometimes means the people living under Philistine rule. Interpretation: Tradition notes that outsiders usually say "Hebrews," while the people call themselves "children of Israel." The God of the Hebrews is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. In Samuel, Saul calls "Let the Hebrews hear" to gather the people against the Philistines. In the primary lessons: Religion lessons (the Hebrews in Egypt, the Exodus), church readings («a reading from the Letter to the Hebrews»), history and languages.

examples

• And they said: 'The God of the Hebrews hath met with us. (Torah EXO.5.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• And she had compassion on him, and said: 'This is one of the Hebrews' children.' (Torah EXO.2.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.' (Torah GEN.40.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Saul blew the horn throughout all the land, saying: 'Let the Hebrews hear.' (Prophets 1SA.13.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said: 'Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears'; (Prophets 1SA.13.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• And both of them disclosed themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines; and the Philistines said: 'Behold Hebrews coming forth out of the holes where they hid themselves.' (Prophets 1SA.14.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• The Hebrews were slaves in Egypt, the Bible tells. tree →
• Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt. tree →
• Today's reading is from Hebrews. tree →
• The Letter to the Hebrews talks about faith. tree →
• Much of the Old Testament was first written in Hebrew. tree →
• The Hebrews crossed the Red Sea, the story says. tree →
• To a third belong the charming stories of olden times that are derived from the literatures of ancient peoples, such as the Greeks and the Hebrews. tree →

note

Capital H. The book name «Hebrews» takes a singular verb («Hebrews says…»). Related: Hebrew (language), Jewish, Israelite.

In the corpora

• And she had compassion on him, and said: 'This is one of the Hebrews' children.'
• And they said: 'The God of the Hebrews hath met with us.
• And Saul blew the horn throughout all the land, saying: 'Let the Hebrews hear.'

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hebrews» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.