Hebræan

English

Adjective

Hebræan (comparative more Hebræan, superlative most Hebræan)

  1. Archaic form of Hebrean.
    • 1837, Robert Chambers, A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, volume III, Blackie & Son, page 268:
      His diction is, therefore, more firm and nervous, and, though not absolutely Hebræan, makes a nearer approach to the unadorned energy of Jewry.

Noun

Hebræan (plural Hebræans)

  1. Archaic form of Hebrean.
    • 1791, James Boswell, Roger Ingpen, chapter XXI, in The Life of Samuel Johnson, Hutchinson & Co., page 421:
      He was easy and placid, with Dr. Adams, Mrs. and Miss Adams, and Mrs. Kennicot, widow of the learned Hebræan, who was here on a visit.
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