hebrews (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *Hebrews*:
NOUN	group	Hebrews, Israelites	the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob)
NOUN	communication	Hebrews, Epistle to the Hebrews	a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him

English > *Hebrews*: 2 senses > noun 1, group
Meaning	The ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19) .
Synonym	Israelites
Category	Old Testament	The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people
Broader	chosen people	Any people believing themselves to be chosen by God
Broader	ethnic group, ethnos	people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
Catalan	Tribus d'Israel

English > *Hebrews*: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him.
Synonym	Epistle to the Hebrews
Instance of	Epistle	A book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
Part of	New Testament	The collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation

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