Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Israelite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Israelite \Is"ra*el*ite\, n. [L. Isra["e]lites, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?,
Israel, Heb. Yisr[=a]?l, i. e., champion of God; s[=a]r[=a]h
to fight + ?l God.]
A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Israelite
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel
[syn: {Israelite}]
2: a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent
from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural
or religious ties [syn: {Jew}, {Hebrew}, {Israelite}]
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