hebe

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/ˈhiːbi//ˈhiːb/

proper noun

The goddess of youth, and a daughter of Zeus and Hera. Her Roman counterpart is Juventas.

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kike
OriginAncient Greek Ἥβη →
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Meanings

hebe1

nounhebe (plural hebes)

plural hebes

  1. alternativederogatoryoffensiveslangAlternative form of Hebe (“a Jew”).

Hebe2

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe goddess of youth, and a daughter of Zeus and Hera. Her Roman counterpart is Juventas.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  3. astronomy6 Hebe, a main-belt asteroid.

Hebe3

nounHebe (plural Hebes)

plural Hebes

  1. derogatoryoffensiveslangA Jew.

    Well, that's what you get for betting on a Hebe. What did you say? I'm just saying Max Baer ain't no Jew.

    2005, “Creed, OK”, in Carnivàle, episode 17

    Synonyms: kike

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Jew.

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kike

Origin

Hebe · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekἭβη
  2. EnglishHebe

From Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē, literally “Youth, Prime of Life”).

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Hebe · noun

Short for Hebrew.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἥβη
  • Ἥβη (Hḗbē)goddess of youth
Bulgarian Хеба, Хеба
  • Хеба (Heba)goddess of youth
  • Хеба (Heba)asteroid
Chinese Mandarin 韶神星
  • 韶神星 (Sháoshénxīng)asteroid
French Hébé
  • Hébégoddess of youth
German Hebe
  • Hebegoddess of youth
Greek Ήβη
  • Ήβη (Ívi)goddess of youth
Italian Ebe, Ebe
  • Ebegoddess of youth
  • Ebeasteroid
Japanese ヘーベー
  • ヘーベー (Hēbē)goddess of youth
Korean 헤베
  • 헤베 (Hebe)goddess of youth
Polish Hebe
  • Hebegoddess of youth
Portuguese Hebe
  • Hebegoddess of youth
Russian Ге́ба, Ге́ба
  • Ге́ба (Géba)goddess of youth
  • Ге́ба (Géba)asteroid
Ukrainian Ге́ба
  • Ге́ба (Héba)goddess of youth

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hebe

phoebefreebieglebegrebechibiBeebreebplebeshibethebeseebephebefeebSeaby
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Anagrams

heeb
Cite this entry
APA

hebe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hebe

MLA

“hebe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hebe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hebe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hebe.

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