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HEBREW
he'-broo, he'-broo-es (Hebrew [`ibhri], feminine Hebrew [`ibhriyah]; Greek [Hebraios]): The earliest name for Abraham and his descendants. The etymology of the word is disputed. It may be derived from Eber, or, as some think, from the verb Hebrew [`abhar], "to cross over" (people from across the Euphrates. A connection is sought by some with the apri or epri of the Egyptian monuments, and again with the Habiri of the Tell el-Amarna Letters.
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