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<p> ''''' hē´broo ''''' , ''''' hē´broo ''''' - ''''' es ''''' ( עברי , <i> ''''' ‛ibhrı̄ ''''' </i> , feminine עבריּה , <i> ''''' ‛ibhrı̄yāh ''''' </i> ; Ἑβραῖος , <i> ''''' Hebraı́os ''''' </i> ): The earliest name for [[Abraham]] (&nbsp;Genesis 14:13 ) and his descendants (Joseph, &nbsp;Genesis 39:14 , &nbsp;Genesis 39:17; &nbsp;Genesis 40:15; &nbsp;Genesis 41:12; &nbsp;Genesis 43:32; [[Israelites]] in Egypt, &nbsp;Exodus 1:15; &nbsp;Exodus 2:6 , &nbsp;Exodus 2:11 , &nbsp;Exodus 2:13; &nbsp;Exodus 3:18; in laws, &nbsp;Exodus 21:2; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 15:12; in history, &nbsp;1 Samuel 4:6 , &nbsp;1 Samuel 4:9; &nbsp;1 Samuel 13:7 , &nbsp;1 Samuel 13:19 , etc.; later, &nbsp;Jeremiah 34:9 , "Hebrewess," &nbsp;Jeremiah 34:14; &nbsp;Jonah 1:9; in the New Testament, &nbsp;Acts 6:1; &nbsp;2 Corinthians 11:22; &nbsp;Philippians 3:5 ). The etymology of the word is disputed. It may be derived from [[Eber]] (&nbsp;Genesis 10:21 , &nbsp;Genesis 10:24 , &nbsp;Genesis 10:25 , etc.), or, as some think, from the verb עבר , <i> ''''' ‛ābhar ''''' </i> , "to cross over" (people from across the Euphrates; compare &nbsp;Joshua 24:2 ). A connection is sought by some with the <i> ''''' apri ''''' </i> or <i> ''''' epri ''''' </i> of the [[Egyptian]] monuments, and again with the Habiri of the <i> Tell el-Amarna [[Letters]] </i> . In &nbsp;Acts 6:1 , the "Hebrews" are contrasted with "Hellenists," or Greek-speaking Jews. By the "Hebrew" tongue in the New [[Testament]] ( <i> ''''' Hebraistı́ ''''' </i> , &nbsp;John 5:2; &nbsp;John 19:13 , &nbsp;John 19:17 , &nbsp;John 19:20; &nbsp;John 20:16 ) is meant [[Aramaic]] (which see), but also in &nbsp;Revelation 9:11; &nbsp;Revelation 16:16 , [[Hebrew]] proper. </p>

 

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