Jew

Jew · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A member of the Jewish people, a historically and culturally distinct group originating from the ancient Israelites of the Middle East.

  2. 2.

    A person who practices Judaism, the monotheistic religion of the Jewish people.

Forms

plural: Jews

Related words

See also: Israel, Jewish, Judaism, hebrew
Synonyms: Jewish person, hebrew

Etymology

From Old French Juiu, from Latin Iudaeus, from Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yehudi ("of Judah"), referring to the ancient kingdom of Judah and its inhabitants.