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Judea vs Hebrew - What's the difference?

judea | hebrew |

As proper nouns the difference between judea and hebrew

is that judea is judea while hebrew is the semitic language spoken by the hebrew people.

As an adjective hebrew is

of or pertaining to the hebrew people or language.

As a noun hebrew is

a member or descendant of a semitic people claiming descent from abraham, isaac, and jacob.

judea

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic) * Judaea

Noun

(-)
  • Roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire.
  • 1611' ''In the hundred fourscore and eighth year, the people that were at Jerusalem and in '''Judea , and the council, and Judas, sent greeting and health unto Aristobulus, king Ptolemeus' master, who was of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that were in Egypt — 2 Maccabees 1:10 KJV.

    hebrew

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.
  • Synonyms

    * Hebraic

    See also

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
  • A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
  • Derived terms

    * Hebrewess * Shebrew

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.
  • The writing system used in Hebrew language.
  • Derived terms

    * (l)

    Hyponyms

    * Ivrit

    See also

    * (he) * (Hebrew language)

    References

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