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Habiru meaning

A social class or status group described as marginalized outsiders in ancient Near Eastern texts from the 2nd millinnium BCE, spanning regions such as Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and Egypt.

Using Habiru

  • The main meaning on this page is: A social class or status group described as marginalized outsiders in ancient Near Eastern texts from the 2nd millinnium BCE, spanning regions such as Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and Egypt.
  • In the example corpus, habiru often appears in combinations such as: the habiru.

Context around Habiru

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

article 1×

Often after:

seem 1× overtaking 1×

Sentence patterns with Habiru

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the habiru overtaking the 1× the article habiru for details 1× the habiru seem to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it may not 1× the habiru seem 1× the subject is 1×

Common sentence endings:

an ethnic group 1× habiru for details 1× the island city 1×

Words around Habiru

Just before it in the word index:

habimana 7 habima 2 habilitative 2 habilitationsschrift 4 habilitation 16 habilis 15

Just after it in the word index:

habis 3 habisch 3 habit 1.047 habitability 28 habitable 144 habitant 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Habiru

  • In this selection, "habiru" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, article, seem and overtaking stand out and add context to how "habiru" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the habiru overtaking the and the article habiru for details. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "habiru" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with habiru

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It may not be an ethnonym at all; see the article Habiru for details. (14 words)

The Habiru seem to have been more a social class than an ethnic group. (14 words)

The subject is often water, wood and the Habiru overtaking the countryside of the mainland and how that affected the island-city. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The subject is often water, wood and the Habiru overtaking the countryside of the mainland and how that affected the island-city. (22 words)

It may not be an ethnonym at all; see the article Habiru for details. (14 words)

The Habiru seem to have been more a social class than an ethnic group. (14 words)

Example sentences (3)

It may not be an ethnonym at all; see the article Habiru for details.

The Habiru seem to have been more a social class than an ethnic group.

The subject is often water, wood and the Habiru overtaking the countryside of the mainland and how that affected the island-city.

Common combinations with habiru

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "habiru" in a sentence?
An example: "It may not be an ethnonym at all; see the article Habiru for details." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "habiru" from authentic English texts.
What does "habiru" mean?
Habiru means: A social class or status group described as marginalized outsiders in ancient Near Eastern texts from the 2nd millinnium BCE, spanning regions such as Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria, Canaan, and Egypt.
How many example sentences with "habiru" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "habiru", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.