a person who studies the Hebrew language and culture
Derived forms
Hebraistic (ˌHebraˈistic) or Hebraistical (ˌHebraˈistical)
adjective
Hebraistically (ˌHebraˈistically)
adverb
Hebraist in American English
(ˈhibreiɪst, -bri-)
noun
1.
a person versed in the Hebrew language
2.
a person imbued with the spirit of the Hebrew people or given to their principles or practices
Word origin
[1745–55; hebra(ize) + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1745–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: artistic, coda, development, pompadour, recapture-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, dramatist, novelist, realist