Hebraic

American  

[hi-brey-ik] / hɪˈbreɪ ɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews, Hebrews, their language, or their culture.

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Hebraic British  

/ hɪˈbreɪɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews or their language or culture

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Other Word Forms

• Hebraically adverb
• non-Hebraic adjective
• non-Hebraically adverb

Etymology

Origin of Hebraic

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin Hebraicus < Greek Hebraïkós, equivalent to Hebra ( îos ) Hebrew + -ikos -ic; replacing Old English Ebrēisc

Example Sentences

They aimed to retain the “breathing units” of biblical speech, even if that meant straining German with Hebraic syntax; the criteria, Mendes-Flohr observes, were “not aesthetic but, as it were, respiratory.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Dworkin loved being able to create a song that feels modern and relatable “because sometimes Hebraic music cannot feel that way.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

“When I began exploring the music, I was thrilled to hear the similarities among Hebraic chant and spirituals and blues.”

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

“When we take off the garb that had been placed upon Him and put him back in his Jewish garb that is Jewish and Hebraic context, Jewish people become open to it,” Mr. Sobel said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 11, 2022

Those who know the value of Lightfoot’s Hebraic studies, may be startled at the impediments which seem to have annihilated them.

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac