Ivri (עברי) means Hebrew in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Hebrew
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ivri.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראשֶׁמּוֹצָאוֹ מִבְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל.
וַיָּבֹא הַפָּלִיט, וַיַּגֵּד לְאַבְרָם הָעִבְרִי...
- 2שֶׁשַּׁיָּךְ לַשָּׂפָה הָעִבְרִית.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ivri is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- עִבְרִי
- Written without vowel points
- עברי
- Said
- ivri
- Root
- ע־ב־ר
- Feminine form
- : עִבְרִיָּה אוֹ עִבְרִית
- Inflections
- נ': עִבְרִיָּה אוֹ עִבְרִית, ר"ז: עִבְרִים אוֹ עִבְרִיִּים, ר"נ: עִבְרִיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 282
This is how Ivri is said in other languages.
- English
- Hebrew
These words mean nearly the same as Ivri.
These words rhyme with Ivri.
The word Ivri is part of these phrases and sayings.
- עבודה עברית
- עברית קלה
- עברית מקראית
- עבריש
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The word Ivri comes from the root ע־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Ivri in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ivri.
What does Ivri (עברי) mean in Hebrew?
Ivri (עברי) means Hebrew. It is said ivri, with the stress on ri.
What is a synonym for Ivri (עברי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ivri (עברי) are ישראלי and יהודי.
What rhymes with Ivri (עברי)?
Words that rhyme with Ivri (עברי) include פרי, בריא, נוצרי, נוכרי, ציבורי, and מקורי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עברי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.