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Hebrew

Meaning of “Hebrew”

1. A designation for Abraham and people of his descended nation, the Israelites or Jews. 2. The Hebrew language or tongue, and words or names expressed in it.

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First occurrence: Genesis 14:13

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Showing verses 11–20 of 25 · 26 word occurrences in this result

Deuteronomy 15:12
¶ And if thy brother, an hebrew man, or an hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 15:12 · retained source text

¶ And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold vnto thee, and serue thee sixe yeres, then in the seuenth yeere thou shalt let him goe free from thee.

1611 marginal noteExod. 21.2. iere. 34.14.

Jeremiah 34:9
That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 34:9 · retained source text

That euery man should let his man seruant, and euery man his maide seruant, being an Hebrewe, or an Hebrewesse, goe free, that none should serue himselfe of them, to wit, of a Iew his brother.

Jeremiah 34:14
At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 34:14 · retained source text

At the end of seuen yeeres, let ye go euery man his brother an Hebrew which hath bene sold vnto thee: and when he hath serued thee sixe yeeres, thou shalt let him goe free from thee, but your fathers hearkened not vnto me, neither inclined their eare.

1611 marginal noteOr, hath sold himselfe.

1611 marginal noteExo.21.2 deut. 15.12

Jonah 1:9
And he said unto them, I am an hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jonah 1:9 · retained source text

And hee said vnto them, I am an Hebrew, and I feare the LORD the God of heauen, which hath made the sea, and the dry land.

Luke 23:38
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 23:38 · retained source text

And a superscription also was written ouer him in letters of Greeke, and Latin, & Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE IEWES.

John 5:2
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 5:2 · retained source text

Now there is at Hierusalem by the sheepe market, a poole, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, hauing fiue porches.

1611 marginal noteOr, gate.

John 19:13
¶ When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the hebrew, Gabbatha.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 19:13 · retained source text

¶ When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Iesus foorth, and sate downe in the iudgement seate, in a place that is called the pauement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

John 19:17
And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the hebrew Golgotha:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 19:17 · retained source text

And he bearing his crosse, went foorth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrewe, Golgotha:

John 19:20
This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · John 19:20 · retained source text

This title then read many of the Iewes: for the place where Iesus was crucified, was nigh to the citie, and it was written in Hebrewe, and Greeke, and Latine.

Acts 21:40
And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the hebrew tongue, saying,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 21:40 · retained source text

And when he had giuen him licence, Paul stood on the staires, and beckened with the hand vnto the people: and when there was made a great silence, he spake vnto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying.

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