/ ˈhiːbruː; NAmE / noun
1.
a member of an ancient race of people living in what is now Israel and Palestine. Their writings and traditions form the basis of the Jewish religion.
2.
the language traditionally used by the Hebrew people
3.
a modern form of the Hebrew language which is the official language of modern Israel
—compare Yiddish
► Heb·rew adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
from Old French Ebreu , via Latin from late Greek Hebraios , from Aramaic 'iḇray , based on Hebrew 'iḇrî understood to mean one from the other side (of the river).