G1447 G1447
In Hebrew (or Aramaic); designating the language in which a word or phrase is spoken.
An adverb meaning 'in the Hebrew language,' used by John to flag Semitic terms for his Greek-speaking audience. Each occurrence introduces a place name or title that John then translates: Bethesda (John 5:2), Gabbatha (19:13), Golgotha (19:17), and Rabboni (20:16). In John 19:20, it appears alongside 'in Latin' and 'in Greek' to describe Pilate's trilingual inscription on the cross. The term likely covers both Hebrew proper and Aramaic, as several of the glossed words are Aramaic in form. All translation languages render it transparently: Spanish 'en hebreo,' French 'en hébreu,' German 'hebräisch.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — In the Hebrew language (or Aramaic)—an adverb used to identify the Semitic language in which a name or phrase is expressed. Appears exclusively in John's Gospel, where the evangelist introduces Semitic terms to a Greek-reading audience and provides translations: 'which is called in Hebrew Bethesda' (John 5:2), 'Gabbatha' (19:13), 'Golgotha' (19:17), 'Rabboni' (20:16). In John 19:20, it distinguishes Hebrew from Latin and Greek on Pilate's trilingual titulus. The referent likely encompasses Aramaic as well as Hebrew proper, since several glossed terms (Gabbatha, Golgotha, Rabboni) are Aramaic in form. Every translation language renders this straightforwardly as 'in Hebrew' (Spanish 'en hebreo,' German 'hebräisch'). 7×
AR["بِالعِبريَّةِ", "بِالعِبْرِيَّةِ", "بِالْعِبْرِيَّةِ", "عِبْرَانِيًّا"]·ben["ইব্রীয়-ভাষায়", "ইব্রীয়তে,", "হিব্রুতে"]·DE["hebraeisch"]·EN["in-Hebrew"]·FR["en-hébreu"]·heb["בְּעִבְרִית", "עִבְרִית"]·HI["इब्रानी-में"]·ID["dalam-Ibrani", "dalam-bahasa-Ibrani"]·IT["ebraisti"]·jav["Ibrani", "basa-Ibrani", "ing-basa-Ibrani", "mawi-Ibrani"]·KO["히브리어-로", "히브리어로", "히브리어로는"]·PT["em-hebraico"]·RU["по-Еврейски", "по-еврейски", "по-еврейски,"]·ES["en-hebreo"]·SW["kwa-Kiebrania"]·TR["İbranice"]·urd["عبرانی میں", "عبرانی-میں"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
“Hebrew”: and as substantive, a Hebrew, NT+2nd c.AD+:— adjective Ἑβραϊκός, ή, όν, NT:—feminine Ἑβραΐς, ίδος, διάλεκτος NT+1st c.AD+:—Verb Ἑβραΐζω, speak Hebrew, Refs:— adverb Ἑβραϊστί, in the Hebrew tongue, LXX Si.prol., NT