Hebrew vs Wandering Jew

Wandering Jew vs Hebrew

Hebrew and Wandering Jew both are nouns.

Hebrew is an adjective but Wandering Jew is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Hebrew	Yes	Yes	No	No
Wandering Jew	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Wandering Jew is a hyponym of Hebrew; that is, Wandering Jew is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Hebrew:

Hebrew: a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
Wandering Jew: a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion

Other hyponyms of Hebrew include Ashkenazi, Conservative Jew, Essene, Jewess, hymie, kike, sheeny, yid, Levite, Orthodox Jew, Pharisee, Reform Jew, Sadducee, Sephardi, Sephardic Jew, Zealot, Zionist.

Hebrew (noun)	Wandering Jew (noun)
the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel	a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

Hebrew (adjective)	Wandering Jew (adjective)
of or relating to the language of the Hebrews
of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews

Difference between Hebrew and Wandering Jew

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