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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biblical hebrew

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
bib-li-cal he-brew
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the archaic form of the Hebrew language, spoken by the Israelites in the area known as Canaan/Israel in the first millennium BC, best-attested in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Biblical Hebrew terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Biblical Hebrew terms

Synonyms

Classical Hebrew

Questions

What does biblical hebrew mean?
the archaic form of the Hebrew language, spoken by the Israelites in the area known as Canaan/Israel in the first millennium BC, best-attested in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)

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