עברי

See also: עבֿרי‎

Hebrew
Root
ע־ב־ר‎

Etymology

Traditionally from עֵבֶר‎ ('éver, “Eber”), the ancestor of the Israelites. Probably related to עָבַר‎ ('avár, “to cross”), from the crossing of the river Euphrates or Jordan to Canaan.

Adjective

עִבְרִי • (ivrí) (feminine עִבְרִית‎, masculine plural עִבְרִים‎ or עִבְרִיִּים‎, feminine plural עִבְרִיּוֹת‎)

  1. Hebrew

Noun

עִבְרִי • (ivri) m (plural indefinite עִבְרִים‎)

  1. Hebrew (person)
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