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English
Etymology
From Hebra- + -ist.
Noun
Hebraist (plural Hebraists)
- A scholar who specializes in the study of the Hebrew language.
- (obsolete) A proponent of Hebrew as the language of the Zionist movement.
- One who has a passion for Hebrew religious texts and traditions.
2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 404:The early Americans, inheriting the Hebraist fervour of the English Puritans, had enjoyed a Great Awakening of religious joy.
Translations
a scholar who specializes in the study of the Hebrew language
- Czech: hebraista m, hebraistka f, hebreista m
- Danish: hebraist c
- French: hébraïsant (fr) m, hébraïsante (fr) f, hébraïste (fr) m or f
- German: Hebraist (de) m, Hebraistin (de) f
- Greek: εβραϊστής (el) (evraïstís), εβραΐστρια (el) f (evraḯstria)
- Italian: ebraicista m or f, ebraista m or f
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: hebraist m
- Nynorsk: hebraist m
- Polish: hebraista (pl) m, hebraistka (pl) f
- Slovak: hebraista m, hebraistka f
- Swedish: hebraist c
- Ukrainian: гебраїст m (hebrajist), гебраїстка f (hebrajistka)
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