Hebraism

[ hee-brey-iz-uhm, -bree- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an expression or construction distinctive of the Hebrew language.
the character, spirit, principles, or practices distinctive of the Hebrew people.

Hebraism

/ ˈhiːbreɪˌɪzəm /

a linguistic usage, custom, or other feature borrowed from or particular to the Hebrew language, or to the Jewish people or their culture

1560–70; < Late Greek Hebraïsmós, equivalent to Hebra- ( Hebraize ) + -ismos -ism

The idea of Hellenism is to see things as they are: the idea of Hebraism is conduct and obedience.

And this discipline has been nowhere so effectively taught as in the School of Hebraism.

Christianity, rejecting the Hebrew form, regards this as a mere Hebraism, substituting the name for the being himself.

But the habits and discipline received from Hebraism remain for our race an eternal possession.

The expression "eat bread" is a Hebraism, signifying eating in full as at a feast rather than partaking of bread only.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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