proper noun
Hĕbraei
Meaning
- the Hebrews
Hĕbraei, ōrum, m., = Ἑβραῖοι,
I. the Hebrews:
Hebraei, qui nunc Judaei: igitur et litterae Hebraeae, Tert. Apol. 18; cf.: postea vero cum in deserto consedissent, amiserunt vetus nomen Hebraei, et Judaei sunt appellati, Lact. 4, 10; 2, 13, 8. —II. Derivv.
A. Hĕbræus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Hebrews, Hebrew:
terrae, Tac. H. 5, 2: liquores, i. e. balsam, Stat. S. 5, 1, 213 (cf. Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 111): lingua, litterae, Aug. Civ. D. 18, 39; 42: codices, id. ib. 43.—B. Hē^brā^ĭcus, a, um, adj., the same:
plebes, Alcim. Avit. 5, 544: scripturae, Lact. 4, 7 fin.—Adv.: Hē^-brā^ĭcē, in the Hebrew language, in Hebrew: Hebraice Messias dicitur, Lact. 4, 7, 7.