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1 Samuel 14:21

“Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עִבְרִיʻIbrîy · ib-ree'
H5680 · Hebrew
Definition
an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber
Derivation
patronymic from H5677 (עֵבֵר);
KJV renderings
Hebrew(-ess, woman).
Grammar
  • וְ — conjunction
  • הָ — particle (definite article)
  • עִבְרִ֗ים — gentilic noun, masculine, plural, absolute
Code HC/Td/Ngmpa
Usage
Occurs 34 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 14:13Genesis 39:14Genesis 39:17Genesis 40:15Genesis 41:12

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עִבְרִי here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.