About The Word Jew
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What's The Definition Of Jew?
[n] a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
Synonyms | Synonyms for Jew: Hebrew | Israelite Related Terms | Find terms related to Jew: See Also | Christ | Conservative Jew | Deliverer | Good Shepherd | human | hymie | individual | Jesus | Jesus Christ | Jesus of Nazareth | Jewess | Jewry | kike | Lot | mortal | Orthodox Jew | person | Pharisee | Redeemer | Reform Jew | Savior | Saviour | somebody | someone | soul | Wandering Jew | Zionist Jew In Webster's Dictionary \Jew\, n. [OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L. Judaeus, Gr. ?, fr. ?
the country of the Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Y?h?d[=a]h Judah,
son of Jacob. Cf. {Judaic}.]
Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah;
after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of
the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.
{Jew's frankincense}, gum styrax, or benzoin.
{Jew's mallow} (Bot.), an annual herb ({Corchorus olitorius})
cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India
for its fiber.
{Jew's pitch}, asphaltum; bitumen.
{The Wandering Jew}, an imaginary personage, who, for his
cruelty to the Savior during his passion, is doomed to
wander on the earth till Christ's second coming.
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