Definition of Jew

1. Noun. A person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties.


Definition of Jew

1. n. 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.

Definition of Jew

1. to barter successfully [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Jew

1. 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, an annual herb (Corchorus olitorius) cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India for its fibre. 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. Origin: OF. Juis, pl, F. Juif, L. Judaeus, Gr, fr. The country of the Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Yhdah Judah, son of Jacob. Cf. Judaic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Jew

jet lag
jet lag
jet nebuliser
jet plane
jet propulsion
jet set
jet stream
jeu
jeune
Jeune's syndrome
jeune fille
jeux
jeu d'esprit
Jevons
jew
Jew (current term)
jew's-ear
Jew's-ear
Jew's-ears
jew's-harp
jew's harp
Jew-baiter
Jew-bush
jewbush
Jewbush
jewed
jewel
jeweled
jeweler
jeweler's glass

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