Wandering Jew vs Hebrew

Hebrew vs Wandering Jew

Wandering Jew and Hebrew both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, Hebrew is a hypernym of Wandering Jew; that is, Hebrew is a word with a broader meaning than Wandering Jew:

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

Other hypernyms of Wandering Jew include Israelite, Jew.

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

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

Difference between Wandering Jew and Hebrew

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