What does "Hebrew" mean in the Bible?
This word first occurs as given to Abram by the Canaanites, (Genesis 4:13) because he had crossed the Euphrates. Hebrew appears in 14 verses across 6 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Hebrew?
This word first occurs as given to Abram by the Canaanites, (Genesis 4:13) because he had crossed the Euphrates. The name is also derived from Eber, “beyond, on the other side,” Abraham and his posterity being called Hebrews in order to express a distinction between the races east and west of the Euphrates. It may also be derived from Heber, one of the ancestors of Abraham. (Genesis 10:24) The term Israelite was used by the Jews of themselves among themselves; the term Hebrew was the name by which they were known to foreigners. The latter was accepted by the Jews in their external relations; and after the general substitution of the word Jew, it still found a place in that marked and special feature of national contradistinction, the language.
Definition text: Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Hebrew?
Where does Hebrew appear in the Bible?
Hebrew is referenced in 14 verses across 6 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Deuteronomy 15:12
- Exodus 1:16
- Exodus 1:19
- Exodus 2:6
- Exodus 2:7
- Exodus 2:11
- Exodus 21:2
- Genesis 39:14
- Genesis 39:17
- Genesis 41:12
- Jeremiah 34:9
- Jeremiah 34:14
- Jonah 1:9
- Philippians 3:5
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Hebrew.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Hebrew?
Hebrew appears in 14 verses across 6 books, most often in Exodus, which accounts for 6 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Hebrew?
Exodus, Genesis, Jeremiah, Deuteronomy, Jonah, Philippians.
Where can I read every verse about Hebrew?
This page lists 14 of them. Protos carries all 14, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
