Hebraism

  1. Noun.  the identification of a usage, trait, or characteristic of the Hebrew language. By successive extension it is sometimes applied to the Jewish people, their faith, national ideology, or culture.
  2. Noun.  (rhetoric) Excessive use of expressions derived from Hebrew.

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