Hebrew

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.
2. n. The Semitic language of the ancient Hebrews.
3. n. Any of the various later forms of this language, especially the language of the Israelis.
4. n. See Table at Bible.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A member of that branch of the Semitic family of mankind descended, according to tradition, from Heber, the great-grandson of Shem, in the line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.
2. n. The language spoken by the Hebrews, one of the northern or Canaanitic divisions of the Semitic family of languages. It is the language of the books of the Old Testament, and became extinct as a vernacular tongue three or four centuries before the Christian era; but it is even now used for speaking and writing by well-educated Hebrews all over the world, and has an extensive modern literature.
3. Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; Hebraic: as, the Hebrew language or rites.

Wiktionary

1. adj. Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.
2. n. A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
3. n. A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
4. n. The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.
5. n. The writing system used in Hebrew language.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.
2. n. The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages.
3. adj. Of or pertaining to the Hebrews.

WordNet 3.0

1. adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews
2. n. a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
3. n. the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
4. adj. of or relating to the language of the Hebrews