Ἑβραῖος
Hebraios · Hebrew
Greek word · Strong’s number G1445 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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Hebraios (Ἑβραῖος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Hebrew”.
An Israelite, a Jew; especially a Jew who spoke Hebrew or Aramaic and kept the ways of the land of Israel.
How to say it
He·brai·os
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A Jew of ancestral speech and customs.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Hebrews ×3
- Hebrew ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 6:1
Now in these days, as the disciples were increasing, there arose a complaint by the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.
- 2 Corinthians 11:22
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I.
- Philippians 3:5
circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
And 1 more times.