Hebraic
See also: hebraic
English
Etymology
From Middle English Ebrayk, Hebrak, Hebrayke, from Late Latin hebraicus,[1] from Byzantine Greek Ἑβραϊκός (Hebraïkós),[2] from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos, “Hebrew”). Equivalent to Hebra- + -ic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɪˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/, /hiːˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/
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Adjective
Hebraic (comparative more Hebraic, superlative most Hebraic)
- Of, or relating to the Hebrew people, language or culture.
- Synonym: Hebrew
- 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 3:
- Note that in Hebraic legend and in occultism Asmodeus is the King of the Demons.
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References
- ^ “Ēbrāik, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “Hebraic, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.