1446. Hebrais

Lexicon

Hebrais: Hebrew (language)

Original Word: Ἑβραΐς
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Hebrais
Pronunciation: he-brah-EES
Phonetic Spelling: (heb-rah-is')
Definition: Hebrew (language)
Meaning: the Hebrew language, or rather: Aramaic.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Hebrew.

From Eber; the Hebraistic (Hebrew) or Jewish (Chaldee) language -- Hebrew.

see GREEK Eber

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from Eber
Definition
Hebrew, the Aramaic vernacular of Pal.
NASB Translation
Hebrew (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1446: Ἑβραΐς

Ἑβραΐς (WH Αβραΐς, see their Introductory § 408), ἑβραιδος, ἡ, Hebrew, the Hebrew language; not that however in which the O. T. was written, but the Chaldee (not Syro-Chaldaic, as it is commonly but incorrectly called; cf. A. Th. Hoffmann, Grammat. Syriac., p. 14), which at the time of Jesus and the apostles had long superseded it in Palestine: Acts 21:40; Acts 22:2; Acts 26:14; Ἑβραΐς φωνή, 4 Macc. 12:7; 16:15. (Cf. B. D., under the phrase, Shemitic Languages etc.; ibid. American edition, under the phrase, Language of the New Testament.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from Ἑβραῖος (Hebraios), meaning "Hebrew."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek term Ἑβραΐς corresponds to the Hebrew term עִבְרִית (Ivrit), which is the modern term for the Hebrew language. In the context of the Old Testament, the language is often referred to simply as עִבְרִי (Ivri), meaning "Hebrew."

Usage: The word Ἑβραΐς is used in the New Testament to denote the language spoken by the Jewish people, particularly in the context of the original language of certain biblical texts or speeches.

Context: The term Ἑβραΐς appears in the New Testament to describe the language in which certain events or sayings were originally expressed. It is important to note that during the time of the New Testament, the common spoken language among Jews in Judea was Aramaic, a Semitic language closely related to Hebrew. However, the term "Hebrew" was often used to refer to this dialect as well.

In the Berean Standard Bible, Ἑβραΐς is mentioned in contexts where the original language of a statement or inscription is highlighted. For example, in John 19:20, the inscription on the cross of Jesus is noted to be written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek: "Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek."

Similarly, in Acts 21:40, Paul addresses the crowd in Jerusalem in the Hebrew language, which is noted to be Ἑβραΐς: "Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. When there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language."

The use of Ἑβραΐς underscores the cultural and linguistic context of the Jewish people during the first century, reflecting their heritage and the significance of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Forms and Transliterations

Εβραιδι Ἐβραΐδι Ἑβραΐδι Ebraidi Ebraḯdi

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 21:40 N-DFS
GRK: προσεφώνησεν τῇ Ἐβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ λέγων
NAS: he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect,
KJV: he spake unto [them] in the Hebrew tongue,
INT: he spoke to [them] with the Hebrew language saying

Acts 22:2 N-DFS
GRK: ὅτι τῇ Ἐβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ προσεφώνει
NAS: that he was addressing them in the Hebrew dialect,
KJV: he spake in the Hebrew tongue
INT: that in the Hebrew language he spoke to

Acts 26:14 N-DFS
GRK: με τῇ Ἐβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ Σαούλ
NAS: saying to me in the Hebrew dialect,
KJV: and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul,
INT: me in the Hebrew language Saul

Strong's Greek 1446
3 Occurrences

Ἐβραΐδι — 3 Occ.