hébreu

See also: Hébreu and hebreu

French

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /e.bʁø/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes:
  • Homophone: hébreux

Noun

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

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

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

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