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Septuagint vs Hebrew - What's the difference?

septuagint | hebrew |

As proper nouns the difference between septuagint and hebrew

is that septuagint is an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, undertaken by Jews resident in Alexandria for the benefit of Jews who had forgotten their Hebrew (well before the birth of Jesus) 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.

septuagint

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • An ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, undertaken by Jews resident in Alexandria for the benefit of Jews who had forgotten their Hebrew (well before the birth of Jesus).
  • Synonyms

    * LXX

    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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