See also: Hébreu and hebreu

French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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hébreu m (uncountable)

  1. Hebrew, the Hebrew language
  2. (informal) Greek (something incomprehensible, gibberish)
    Synonym: chinois
    Tout cela, c’est de l’hébreu pour moi.
    All of that is Greek to me.

Adjective

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hébreu (feminine hébreue or hébreuse, masculine plural hébreux, feminine plural hébreues or hébreuses)

  1. Hebrew
    Synonym: hébraïque
    • 1833, Pétrus Borel, Champavert. Contes immoraux:
      Nous brûlons les Hébreux et nous baisons leurs livres; stupidité! nous les brûlons parce qu’ils sont fidèles à leur loi, à leur dieu, et nous chantons autour de leurs bûchers, les psaumes de leur roi David...
      We burn the Hebrews and we kiss their books; stupidity! We burn them because they are true to their law, to their God, and around their pyres we sing we sing the psalms of their king David...

Usage notes

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  • Both feminine forms are rare and often deprecated. It is common to replace the feminine with hébraïque.
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