Hebrew vs. Yiddish

Hebrewnoun

An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.

Hebrewnoun

The language of the Hebrews; - one of the Semitic family of languages.

Hebrewadjective

Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or rites.

Hebrewnoun

the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel

Hebrewnoun

a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

Hebrewadjective

of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews;

Hebrewadjective

of or relating to the language of the Hebrews;

Yiddishnoun

A language used by German and other Jews, being a Middle German dialect developed under Hebrew and Slavic influence. It is written in Hebrew characters.

Yiddishnoun

a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script

Yiddish

Yiddish (ייִדיש, יידיש or אידיש, yidish or idish, pronounced [ˈ(j)ɪdɪʃ], lit. 'Jewish'; ייִדיש-טײַטש, Yidish-Taytsh, lit. ' Judeo-German') is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a High German-based vernacular fused with many elements taken from Hebrew (notably Mishnaic) and to some extent Aramaic; most varieties also have substantial influence from Slavic languages, and the vocabulary contains traces of influence from Romance languages.