Hebrews is an English word with synonyms like israelites or ethnos. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hebrews meaning
The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to the Hebrews.
Synonyms of Hebrews
Using Hebrews
- The main meaning on this page is: The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to the Hebrews.
- Useful related words include: israelites, ethnic group, ethnos, chosen people.
- In the example corpus, hebrews often appears in combinations such as: the hebrews, of hebrews, ancient hebrews.
Context around Hebrews
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hebrews
- In this selection, "hebrews" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ancient, forever, judgment, references, connected and manna stand out and add context to how "hebrews" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and forever hebrews 13 8 and author of hebrews references oral. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hebrews" sits close to words such as aas, abaco and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hebrews
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
God gave the Hebrews manna in the desert to sustain their physical and spiritual survival. (15 words)
This week’s message is “The Spirit Conspiracy,” based on Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16. (16 words)
So too are his providential chastisements, so painfully abundant over the last few decades (Hebrews 12:6). (17 words)
Living as we are at such a fast-paced time in which even things that happened 12 months ago can seem like distant history, it is even more important for us to traverse time together with Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). (47 words)
Tertullian knew the Letter to the Hebrews as being "under the name of Barnabas" (De Pudicitia, chapter 20 where T. quotes Heb. 6:4-8); Origen, in his now lost Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews, is reported by Eusebius (Hist. (42 words)
The Bible teaches that it is appointed unto men once to die (we will all do that!) and then comes judgment (Hebrews 9:27) where we either go to eternal life or eternal separation from God (Matthew 25:46). (39 words)
Moses was G-d’s instrument to deliver the Hebrews out of their bondage in Egypt, but who delivered Moses? (20 words)
Example sentences (20)
Epistle to the Hebrews Most scholars consider the Epistle to the Hebrews to have been written for Christians who were tempted to return to Judaism.
For instance, the author of Hebrews references oral tradition which spoke of an Old Testament prophet who was sawn in half in Hebrews 11:37, two verses after the 2nd Maccabees reference.
Tertullian knew the Letter to the Hebrews as being "under the name of Barnabas" (De Pudicitia, chapter 20 where T. quotes Heb. 6:4-8); Origen, in his now lost Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews, is reported by Eusebius (Hist.
The ancient Hebrews connected their dreams heavily with their religion, though the Hebrews were monotheistic and believed that dreams were the voice of one God alone.
It created a theory that because all Jewish people around the world are descendants of ancient Hebrews a few thousand years ago, they have a right to return.
Living as we are at such a fast-paced time in which even things that happened 12 months ago can seem like distant history, it is even more important for us to traverse time together with Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8).
The Bible teaches that it is appointed unto men once to die (we will all do that!) and then comes judgment (Hebrews 9:27) where we either go to eternal life or eternal separation from God (Matthew 25:46).
However, if we continue to live in sin today, we are crucifying Him all over again to our own detriment (Hebrews 6:6).
Moses was G-d’s instrument to deliver the Hebrews out of their bondage in Egypt, but who delivered Moses?
So too are his providential chastisements, so painfully abundant over the last few decades (Hebrews 12:6).
Hebrews 11:38-40 (NLT)They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.
Besides their role as the hostile “others” to the biblical Hebrews, the Philistines were totally wiped out by the Babylonians around 600 BC.
God gave the Hebrews manna in the desert to sustain their physical and spiritual survival.
The words of Hebrews 12:5 are similar to the words written in Proverbs 3:11-12.
This week’s message is “The Spirit Conspiracy,” based on Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16.
Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:13 NIV).
Finally, our reading from Hebrews focuses on the once-for-all offering or sacrifice of Christ the high priest.
Hebrews 11 defines faith and lays out the faith honor roll, yet the outcome for some was victorious, but for others, it apparently wasn't.
Hebrews 5:7 —"In the days of His flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death.
Rada said one theory is that Ethiopians were part of the Dan tribe, separated from the main body of migrating Hebrews in Egypt. Another was they were descended from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
Common combinations with hebrews
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the hebrews 25×
- of hebrews 6×
- ancient hebrews 4×
- hebrews and 4×
- hebrews as 3×
- hebrews is 3×
- hebrews were 3×
- hebrews to 2×
- hebrews in 2×
- romans hebrews 2×