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hebraist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
he-braist
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scholar who specializes in the study of the Hebrew language.

noun

A proponent of Hebrew as the language of the Zionist movement.

Obsolete

noun

One who has a passion for Hebrew religious texts and traditions.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Hebra- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Hebraist From Hebra- + -ist.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hebraists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Hebraistic Hebraistical Hebraistically Hebrew

Rhymes With

grayest

Questions

What does hebraist mean?
A scholar who specializes in the study of the Hebrew language.
Where does hebraist come from?
Etymology tree English Hebra- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Hebraist From Hebra- + -ist.

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