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Hebraist

[ hee-brey-ist, -bree- ]

noun

  1. a person versed in the Hebrew language.
  2. a person imbued with the spirit of the Hebrew people or given to their principles or practices.


Hebraist

/ ˈːɪɪ /

noun

  1. a person who studies the Hebrew language and culture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈپ, adverb
  • ˌˈپ, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hebraist1

First recorded in 1745–55; Hebra(ize) + -ist
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Example Sentences

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He meant the order of Victorians, Calvinists and Hebraists who emphasized conduct, duty and strictness of conscience over romantic and materialist rebellions, dialectical and otherwise.

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Thomas Bodley, a Hebraist and humanist, re-established a library at Oxford that had been plundered and provided the foundation for its renowned holdings.

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We need not go to Germany for the verdict; it is indorsed by eminent Hebraists, officials of the Church of England.

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Among Christian scholars there was no independent school of Hebraists before the revival of learning.

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As a youthful poet, I was presented by a learned Hebraist of our nation to the greatest of our Dutch contemporary poets, the celebrated Bilderdyk, who died at the age of 75 years in 1831.

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