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See also:HEBREW See also:LANGUAGE . The name " Hebrew " is derived, through the See also:Greek 'E(3paios, from 'ibhray, the Aramaic See also:equivalent of the Old Testament word 'ibhri, denoting the See also:people who commonly spoke of themselves as See also:Israel or See also:Children of Israel from the name of their See also:common ancestor (see See also:JEws). The later derivative Yisra'See also:eli, Israelite, from Yisra'el, is not found. in the Old Testament.2 Other names used for the language of Israel are speech of See also:Canaan (Isa. xix. 18) and Yehudhith, Jewish, (2 See also:Kings xviii. 26). In later times it was called the See also:holy See also:tongue. The real meaning of the word 'ibhri must ultimately be sought in the See also:root 'abhar, to pass across, to go beyond, from which is derived the noun 'ebher, meaning the " farther See also:bank " of a See also:river. The usual explanation of the See also:term is that of Jewish tradition I There were several See also:journals of this name, the best known of the others being that edited by Lemaire. In 2 Sam. xvii. 25 Israelite should be Ishwnaelite, as in the parallel passage 1 Chron. ii. End of Article: HEBREW LANGUAGEAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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