Hebraic
He·bra·ic/hɪˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/adjective
Hebraic is spelled H-E-B-R-A-I-C: 7 letters and 3 syllables (He·bra·ic). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Hebraic means “Of or relating to the Hebrew people, language, or culture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Hebraic?
| Letters | 7: H-E-B-R-A-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: He·bra·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Hebraic?
Hebraic appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Hebraic?
- /hɪˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/
- /hiːˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/
Hebraic has 3 syllables, split He·bra·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Hebraic.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Hebraic
- more Hebraic comparative
- most Hebraic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Hebraic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the Hebrew people, language, or culture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hebraic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to the Hebrew people, language, or culture:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Hebraic come from?
Inherited from Middle English Ebrayk, Hebrak, Hebrayke, a learned borrowing from Late Latin hebraicus, borrowed from Byzantine Greek Ἑβρᾰῐ̈κός (Hebrăĭ̈kós), from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos, “Hebrew”). By surface analysis, Hebra- + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).