Definition
A member of an ancient class or group of people in the Middle East, possibly mercenaries, slaves, refugees, or mobile laborers mentioned in cuneiform texts.
Etymology
From Akkadian habiru, found in Egyptian and Mesopotamian documents from approximately 1500-1200 BCE. The term's exact meaning and who these people were remains one of ancient history's mysteries.
Kelly Says
Ancient clay tablets mention the habiru, and historians still argue whether they were soldiers-for-hire, fleeing refugees, or a multi-ethnic underclass—it's a 3,000-year-old mystery that no dictionary can fully solve.
Translations
ARالعربية
أخبار
akh-ba-ar
CACatalà
notícies
no-tee-thee-as
DADansk
nyheder
ny-he-der
DEDeutsch
Nachrichten
nah-khr-i-chen
ELΕλληνικά
ειδήσεις
ee-dee-ne-see
ESEspañol
noticias
no-tee-thee-as
FISuomi
uutiset
oo-tee-set
FRFrançais
actualités
ak-choo-a-lay
HEעברית
חדשות
kha-dush-ot
HIहिन्दी
खबरें
kha-bare-n
IDBahasa Indonesia
berita
be-ri-ta
ITItaliano
notizie
no-tee-tsee-eh
KKKK
жаңалықтар
jan-alyk-tar
MSBahasa Melayu
khabar
kha-bar
NLNederlands
nieuws
nui-us
NONorsk
nyheter
ny-he-ter
PLPolski
wiadomości
vee-doh-moh-sht-see
PTPortuguês
notícias
no-tee-see-as
RUРусский
новости
no-vo-sti
SVSvenska
nyheter
ny-he-ter
SWKiswahili
habari
ha-ba-ree
TAதமிழ்
செய்திகள்
sey-dhi-thiga-l
TEతెలుగు
వార్తలు
vaar-thalu
TRTürkçe
haberler
ha-ber-ler
UKУкраїнська
новини
no-vee-nee
VITiếng Việt
tin tức
tin-tsih-khuh