Ἑβραΐς
Hebrais · Hebrew language
Greek word · Strong’s number G1446 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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Hebrais (Ἑβραΐς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Hebrew language”.
The Hebrew language; in the New Testament it may also mean Aramaic, the language spoken by the Jews of the land.
How to say it
He·brais
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
- The Jews' language of the time, perhaps Aramaic.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Acts 21:40
And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people; and when there was a great silence, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying,
- Acts 22:2
And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they kept even more quiet. And he says:
- Acts 26:14
And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’