hébreu

Hebrew (language)

noun eh-BRUH Rare

Also means

Hebrew (person)

Usage Note

Hébreu as a noun refers to the Hebrew language or a Hebrew person (historically). As an adjective it means 'Hebrew' and changes to hébraïque in certain compounds. The well-known French phrase c'est de l'hébreu pour moi means 'it's all Greek to me', used when something is completely incomprehensible.

Examples

"Il apprend l'hébreu depuis six mois."

Natural Translation

He has been learning Hebrew for six months.

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