Hebraist

English

Etymology

From Hebra- +‎ -ist.

Noun

Hebraist (plural Hebraists)

  1. A scholar who specializes in the study of the Hebrew language.
  2. (obsolete) A proponent of Hebrew as the language of the Zionist movement.
  3. One who has a passion for Hebrew religious texts and traditions.
    • 2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 404:
      The early Americans, inheriting the Hebraist fervour of the English Puritans, had enjoyed a Great Awakening of religious joy.

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