Israelite

Meaning

Noun

1. A native or inhabitant of
2. A native or inhabitant of
   (i) the united nation of ancient Israel (under the Judges, and then kings Saul, David and Solomon), or
   (ii) the later ancient northern kingdom centered in Samaria, distinct from the kingdom of Judah centered in Jerusalem.
3. A native or inhabitant of
   (i) the united nation of ancient Israel (under the Judges, and then kings Saul, David and Solomon), or
   (ii) the later ancient northern kingdom centered in Samaria, distinct from the kingdom of Judah centered in Jerusalem.
4. A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob.
5. A member of the Jewish people who is neither a cohen nor a Levite.
6. (historical) A club used as a weapon by the Circumcellions.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel or its inhabitants.
2. (not-comparable, rare) Of or pertaining to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob.

Synonyms

Jew

Hebrew

yid

hymie

sheeny

Jewess

kike

Judaic

Judaical

rabbinist

Israelites

Judaist

Yehudi

Isaac

Israeli

🇮🇱

Jewish

sabra

Israelitish

jew

Translations

israelita

israelita

Israélite

Israelit

juif

judío

ebreo

Israelitisch

israelita

israélite

Jude

hébreu

Εβραίος

juive

hebreu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪz.ɹi.əˌlaɪt/

Etymology

From the Latin Isrāēlīta (“Israelite”), from the Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs, “Israelite”), from Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl, “Israel”), from the Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʼēl, “Israel”); by surface analysis, Israel + -ite.