[He.brew] n [ME Ebreu, fr. OF, fr. LL Hebraeus, fr. L, adj., fr. Gk Hebraios, fr. Aram 'Ebrai] (13c) 1 a: the Semitic language of the ancient Hebrews b: any of various later forms of this language
2: a member of or descendant from one of a group of northern Semitic peoples including the Israelites; esp: israelite -- Hebrew adj