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HEBRAIST

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Overview

HEBRAIST (noun)
  The noun HEBRAIST has 1 sense:

1. linguist specializing in the Hebrew languageplay

  Familiarity information: HEBRAIST used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HEBRAIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Linguist specializing in the Hebrew language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Hebraist" is a kind of...):

linguist; linguistic scientist (a specialist in linguistics)

Derivation:

Hebrew (the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel)


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