ヘブライ

Japanese

Alternative forms

希(ヘ)伯(ブ)来(ライ) (Heburai)

Etymology

From Portuguese hebreu[1] or Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos),[2][3][4] ultimately from Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrī, “Hebrew”).

Noun

ヘブライ • (Heburai)

(only in compounds) Hebrew

Derived terms

ヘブライ語(ご) (heburaigo): Hebrew language
ヘブライズム (Heburaizumu): Hebraism
ヘブライ文字(もじ) (Heburai moji): Hebrew script

See also

ユダヤ (Yudaya): Judea
イディッシュ語(ご) (Idisshu-go): Yiddish language

References

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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