What does עִבְרִי (ʿibĕriy) mean in the Bible?
e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber".
Hebrew · H5680
עִבְרִי
An Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber
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עִבְרִי H5680
Pronunciation ʿibĕriy
What does עִבְרִי (ʿibĕriy) mean in the Bible?
עִבְרִי (ʿibĕriy) is a Hebrew word meaning "an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber".
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How does the BSB render H5680?
The BSB source-word alignment has 34 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of the Hebrews (8), the Hebrew (4), the Hebrews (4), a Hebrew (3), Hebrew (2).
Where does עִבְרִי (ʿibĕriy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 14:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (14), 1 Samuel (8), Genesis (6), Jeremiah (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 It of the Hebrews 8× Genesis 40:15, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 7:16
the Hebrew 4× Genesis 14:13, Genesis 39:17, Exodus 2:6, Exodus 2:7
the Hebrews 4× Genesis 43:32, 1 Samuel 4:9, 1 Samuel 13:19, 1 Samuel 14:11
a Hebrew 3× Exodus 2:11, Exodus 21:2, Jonah 1:9
Hebrew 2× Genesis 41:12, Deuteronomy 15:12
Hebrews 2× Exodus 2:13, 1 Samuel 29:3
his Hebrew 2× Jeremiah 34:9, Jeremiah 34:14
[both male] and female 1× Jeremiah 34:9
a woman 1× Deuteronomy 15:12
And the Hebrews 1× 1 Samuel 14:21
Let the Hebrews 1× 1 Samuel 13:3
Some Hebrews 1× 1 Samuel 13:7
The Hebrew women 1× Exodus 1:19
this Hebrew 1× Genesis 39:14
to the Hebrew 1× Exodus 1:15
When you help the Hebrew 1× Exodus 1:16
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 14:13 הָעִבְרִ֑י to the Hebrew Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 39:14 עִבְרִ֖י to this Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 39:17 הָֽעִבְרִ֛י to The Hebrew Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 40:15 הָעִבְרִ֑ים to of the Hebrews Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Genesis 41:12 עִבְרִ֗י to Hebrew Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 43:32 הָֽעִבְרִים֙ to the Hebrews Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Exodus 1:15 הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת to to the Hebrew Article | Noun - proper - feminine plural Exodus 1:16 הָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹת to When you help the Hebrew Article | Noun - proper - feminine plural Exodus 1:19 הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת to The Hebrew women Article | Noun - proper - feminine plural Exodus 2:6 הָֽעִבְרִ֖ים to the Hebrew Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 14:13
Aligned rows 34
Books represented 6
Genesis 6 Exodus 14 Deuteronomy 2 1 Samuel 8 Jeremiah 3 Jonah 1
Source forms
הָֽעִבְרִ֔ים 3x hā·‘iḇ·rîm Exodus 9:1, Exodus 9:13, Exodus 10:3
הָעִבְרִ֑ים 2x hā·‘iḇ·rîm Genesis 40:15, 1 Samuel 4:6
הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת 2x hā·‘iḇ·rî·yōṯ Exodus 1:15, Exodus 1:19
עִבְרִ֖י 2x ‘iḇ·rî Genesis 39:14, Exodus 2:11
הָעִבְרִ֑י 1x hā·‘iḇ·rî Genesis 14:13
הָֽעִבְרִ֛י 1x hā·‘iḇ·rî Genesis 39:17
הָֽעִבְרִ֗י 1x hā·‘iḇ·rî Deuteronomy 15:12
הָעִבְרִ֥י 1x hā·‘iḇ·rî Jeremiah 34:9
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 13x Genesis 40:15, Genesis 43:32, Exodus 2:6, Exodus 3:18
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 5x Genesis 14:13, Genesis 39:17, Deuteronomy 15:12, Jeremiah 34:9
Noun - proper - masculine singular 5x Genesis 39:14, Genesis 41:12, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 21:2
Article | Noun - proper - feminine plural 4x Exodus 1:15, Exodus 1:16, Exodus 1:19, Exodus 2:7
Noun - proper - masculine plural 2x Exodus 2:13, 1 Samuel 14:11
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 15:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural 1x 1 Samuel 13:7
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 34:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber
Source Gloss
an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber
Extended definition
Hebrew(-ess, woman).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עִבְרִי is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain