עִבְרִי

iv.riNounH5680

Hebrew

From: patronymic from H5677 (עֵבֵר);

Short Definition

an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber

Full Lexicon Entry

Someone descended from Heber (H2268)(?), first mentioned at Also named: Hebraios (*Ἑβραῖος *"Hebrew" G1445) § Hebrew = "one from beyond" n pr 1) a designation of the patriarchs and the Israelites adj 2) a designation of the patriarchs and the Israelites

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--PG

DescriptionN:N--PG

Occurrences

32 times

Appears 32 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Exodus
14
1 Samuel
8
Genesis
6
Jeremiah
2
Deuteronomy
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 13:3
  • 1 Samuel 4:6
  • Exodus 10:3
  • Exodus 3:18
  • Genesis 39:14

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.