What is the etymology of the word Hebrew?

Answer 1

Real AnswerThe truth is that know one knows. The Hebrew word for Hebrew is 'ivri (עברי) which may come from the Hebrew word ever (עבר), which means "beyond". The significance is a reference to Abraham coming from "beyond the river". Metaphysical AnswerHibiru is one of the ancient names of Egypt, Hibiru being a variation on the spelling Nibiru which is a supposed planet that exists where the Elohim came from, a superior race of angelic beings who came to earth to enlighten man. This speculative definition would justify the reason why we have a hebrew race which in actuality is nothing more than Aryan, not Hebrew.

Heber in Hebrew means "that which passes further; on the other side; a passing over; a going beyond;ultramundane; beyond the terrestrial; not of this world; hidden from sense; occult.

Eber is Hebrew means passed over;overcome;on the other side; beyond; region beyond; beyond the world; ultramundane; a shoot.

HEBREW IS SPELLED

AYIN (ע)

BET (ב)

RESH(ר)

YOD (י)

Is it real? Jews questioning every sign and wonder god ever sent them and then rebelling and destroying that which IS REAL, wandering jews, homeless 10,000 years for a reason. [ed. note: Jews have only existed for about 4000 years] Reference:

Metphysical Bible Dictiionary

Holy Bible

Tanakh

Answer 2

If you're asking for the Hebrew word for Tattoo, it's kah-ah-KOO-ah (קעקוע).

If you're asking about the significance of a Hebrew tattoo, there isn't one, since tattoos are against Jewish law and custom.

Answer 3

"Hebrews" (Ivrim) means descendants of Eber (Ever). Ever was a Semite and an ancestor of Abraham (Genesis ch.10-11), and the early Hebrews were Abraham's uncles and cousins for several generations back. They were Western Semites and lived in northern Mesopotamia.In 1934-39, excavations were conducted at ancient Mari on the Euphrates River. They found that ancient towns were named after the ancestors of Abraham:
The city of Nahor was found near the city of Harran which exists to this day. Equally clear signs of early Hebrew residence appear in the names of other towns nearby: Serug (Assyrian Sarugi), Terah (Til Turakhi, "Mound of Terah"), and Peleg (Paliga, on the Euphrates near the mouth of the Habur). All these names are found in Genesis ch.11.

Abraham (18th century BCE) was called a Hebrew (Genesis ch.14) because of his wider family.

Poetically, however, Abraham himself is called Hebrew because that name (Ivri) also translates to "the other side." Abraham was figuratively on "the other side" since he was the only monotheist (Midrash Rabbah 42:8) until his teachings took root. His ancestors and cousins had slipped into idolatry well before his time, as is evident from Genesis 31:30, 31:53, and Joshua 24:2. For that reason, Jews do not bestow on them the honorific title of ancestors despite the genealogical connection.
We credit Abraham as our first ancestor despite knowing exactly who came before, since it was Abraham who founded our beliefs. Thus, "Hebrews" is often used to mean Abraham and his Israelite descendants, instead of his wider family. In this sense it can refer to the Jewish people.

(See: Abraham's biography)

The word "Hebrews" can continue to refer to Abraham's descendants until the lifetime of Jacob. After that, we prefer "Israelites," since Jacob was given that name by God (Genesis ch.35), and it is considered a national title; one of honor. "Israelites" refers to the people (Jacob's descendants) down to the Assyrian conquest (133 years before the destruction of the First Temple), some 2600 years ago.

See: Jewish history timeline

Jewish ancestry

Answer 4

A Hebrew name is a second (non-legal) name giving to Jews, usually at a young Age. Boys traditionally receive their Hebrew names at their circumcision ceremony, when they are 8 days old. Non-Orthodox girls may also have a baby naming ceremony or a brit bat (a modern, female equivalent of the circumcision ceremony, but with no circumcision). In modern Jewish traditions that do not follow circumcision, the name is given to boys and girls during a ceremony called a brit shalom.

Names can also be given at any age, if they were not given at birth.

Some Orthodox girls also have a baby naming ceremony.

The Hebrew name is used in the synagogue, for various purposes. Most often, it's the name used to call the person up to the Torah for an honor, and on Jewish certificates.

Answer 5

The Hebrew language is the language of the ancient Hebrews, the Israelites, the Hebrew Bible, and religious Jewish books throughout the ages (together with Aramaic). Even the Jewish vernacular, Yiddish, contained some 30% of Hebrew words, concepts and phrases until it changed in recent decades. Hebrew is also the language of modern Israel (for the last 120 years).

Jewish tradition states that the Hebrew language was directly from God. It was the language with which He created the world (Rashi commentary, Genesis 2:23, quoting the midrash); and it is the language in which He spoke on Mount Sinai.
Since it is a holy language and is used for prayer and the teaching of religious tradition, it was not spoken in mundane contexts and wasn't taught to just anyone. It was handed down from individual teachers to disciples as part of the original tradition; and the same goes for the art of writing (letters on parchment, as opposed to cuneiform or hieroglyphics). Thus, certain Hebrew Psalms (92 and 139) and teachings are attributed to Adam, the first man. The wider public, most of whom descended relatively quickly into idolatry and sin, were not given access to the treasures of the original tradition, since by their actions they implicitly repudiated it.
After the Flood, the Hebrew language had a brief period in which it was generally known, thanks to Noah (see Rashi commentary on Genesis 11:1). This is why many hundreds of Hebrew words have cognates in languages as diverse as German and Japanese. The alphabet, which secular scholars trace back to the Greeks (Alpha, Beta) and from there to the Phoenicians, is according to our tradition actually one step older than that: it is a variant of the Hebrew aleph-bet, which those of the Phoenicians and Greeks closely mimic. The earliest known Greek inscription (the Dipylon) was written from right to left.

After the Flood also, the knowledge of Hebrew eventually declined (see Genesis ch.11) and was preserved only among the Western Semites, the ancestors and cousins of Abraham. Eber, from whom our word "Hebrew" (Ivrit) is named, was a Semitic descendant of Noah and ancestor of Abraham. He was one of the major transmitters of the original traditions. He is credited with having broadened the Hebrew language, and some Hebrew grammatical constructs are attributed to him by certain Jewish researchers.

As time passes, languages grow and adapt. Thus today we can identify many Hebrew words and types of usage that go all the way back (these are the ones that are most likely to be found in the Hebrew Bible and to have cognates in other languages). And then there are Late Biblical Hebrew; the Hebrew of the Mishna; Medieval Hebrew, and so on. All of these have a broad overlap, but each has introduced its added vocabulary-words and usages.

Today, Torah-Hebrew includes some words that were borrowed from the Persian, some words taken from ancient Greece, Aramaic words, etc.

Note that Hebrew never died out among the Jewish people, since it has always been used in Rabbinical writings and in the prayer-services and daily blessings.

Answer 6

Hebrew is a West Semitic language. It is one of the two official languages of Israel.
Historically, it was the language of the Ancient Hebrews and their Israelite descendants; and it is the language of the Jewish Bible.
It is the only known language in history to have ceased being used as a secular spoken native language, and then revived. It has over 6 million native speakers today. It remained the language of Jewish religious activity throughout the centuries when it was not used as a secular language.

Since it was considered a holy language and was used for prayer and the teaching of religious tradition, it was not spoken in mundane contexts and wasn't taught to just anyone. See also:

More about Hebrew

Answer 7

A Hebrew name is a second (non-legal) name giving to Jews, usually at a young Age. Boys traditionally receive their Hebrew names at their circumcision ceremony, when they are 8 days old. Non-Orthodox girls may also have a baby naming ceremony or a brit bat (a modern, female equivalent of the circumcision ceremony, but with no circumcision). Some Orthodox girls also have a baby naming ceremony.

The Hebrew name is used in the synagogue, for various purposes.

Answer 8

Hebrew is עברי, which is probably related to the word 'ever which means beyond. In the Torah, Abraham is described as coming from "beyond the river".

Genesis 14:13וַיָּבֹא, הַפָּלִיט, וַיַּגֵּד, לְאַבְרָם הָעִבְרִי; וְהוּא שֹׁכֵן בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא הָאֱמֹרִי, אֲחִי אֶשְׁכֹּל וַאֲחִי עָנֵר, וְהֵם, בַּעֲלֵי בְרִית-אַבְרָם.

And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; now he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.

Answer 9

A Hebrew name is a second (non-legal) name giving to Jews, usually at a young Age. Boys traditionally receive their Hebrew names at their circumcision ceremony, when they are 8 days old. Non-Orthodox girls may also have a baby naming ceremony or a brit bat (a modern, female equivalent of the circumcision ceremony, but with no circumcision). Some Orthodox girls also have a baby naming ceremony.

The Hebrew name is used in the synagogue, for various purposes.

Answer 10

If you are talking about the Hebrew language, it's eevreet (עִבְרִית). If you are referring to the people of Ancient Israel, a male Hebrew is eevree (עִבְרִי) and a female is eevriyah (עִבְרִיה).