What does Ἑβραΐς (Hebraḯs) mean in the Bible?
Ἑβραΐς (Hebraḯs) is a Greek word meaning "the Hebraistic (Hebrew) or Jewish (Chaldee) language".
Greek · G1446
Ἑβραΐς
The Hebraistic (Hebrew) or Jewish (Chaldee) language
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ἙβραΐςG1446
PronunciationHebraḯs
What does Ἑβραΐς (Hebraḯs) mean in the Bible?
Ἑβραΐς (Hebraḯs) is a Greek word meaning "the Hebraistic (Hebrew) or Jewish (Chaldee) language".
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How does the BSB render G1446?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Hebrew (2), in Hebrew (1).
Where does Ἑβραΐς (Hebraḯs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 21:40. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItHebrew2×Acts 21:40, Acts 26:14
in Hebrew1×Acts 22:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 21:40
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Acts3
Source forms
Ἑβραΐδι3xHebraidiActs 21:40, Acts 22:2, Acts 26:14
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular3xActs 21:40, Acts 22:2, Acts 26:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. the Hebraistic (Hebrew) or Jewish (Chaldee) language
Strong'sG1446
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 21:37-40Source Gloss
the Hebraistic (Hebrew) or Jewish (Chaldee) language
Extended definition
:--Hebrew.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 21:40Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Ἑβραΐδιebraidi
the Hebrew language, Aramaic
Read verseActs 22:2Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Ἑβραΐδιebraidi
the Hebrew language, Aramaic
Read verseActs 26:14Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Ἑβραΐδιebraidi
the Hebrew language, Aramaic
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms3Case patternDative (3)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · FeminineActs 21:40 · Acts 22:2 · Acts 26:143×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
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Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Ἑβραΐς is built from this root:
ἘβέρG1443
Why This Word Matters
Demonstrates strategic communication to his Jewish audience.Acts 21:37-40
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