Hebraist

A Hebraist is a specialist in Jewish, Hebrew and Hebraic studies.^[1] Specifically, British and German scholars of the 18th and 19th centuries who were involved in the study of Hebrew language and literature were commonly known by this designation, at a time when Hebrew was little understood outside practicing Jewish communities.^[2]

References

1. "Hebraist". Collins Dictionary. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
2. "Hebraist". Dictionary, Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

Sources

• Spector, Sheila A. "Blake as an Eighteenth-Century Hebraist." Blake and His Bibles. Ed. David V. Erdman. West Cornwall: Locust Hill Press, 1990. 179-229.