Hebe

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhiːbɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Hebe': (Myth. hē′bē; Slang hēb); 'hebe': (hē′bē)



Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hebe / ˈhiːbɪ/
  1. the goddess of youth and spring, daughter of Zeus and Hera and wife of Hercules
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
he•be  (hē′bē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of various shrubs and trees belonging to the genus Hebe, of the figwort family, native mostly to New Zealand, having evergreen leaves and clusters or spikes of white, pink, or purple flowers.
  • Neo-Latin (1789), apparently after Hebe

He•be  (hē′bē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]a goddess of youth and spring, the daughter of Zeus and Hera, and wife of Hercules.

Hebe  (hēb),USA pronunciation n. [Slang](disparaging and offensive).
  1. a Jew.
  • shortening of Hebrew 1930–35

'Hebe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alexiares - Ganymeda - ephebe - hebephrenia - hebetic

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