希伯来

希伯来

See also: 希伯來

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 希伯来 – see 希伯來 (“Hebrew”). (This term, 希伯来, is the simplified form of 希伯來.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
希	伯	来
へ Grade: 4	ぶ Grade: S	らい Grade: 2
Irregular

• Ateji, from Chinese 希伯來
• From Portuguese hebreu[1] or Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos)[2][3][4]

Noun

希伯来 (katakana ヘブライ, rōmaji Heburai)

1. Obsolete spelling of ヘブライ: Hebrew

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
4. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN