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. Noun. An adherent of Judaism. ¹

2. Noun. A person who claims a cultural or ancestral connection to the Jewish people (see secular Jew). ¹

3. Verb. (offensive) (alternative capitalization of jew) ¹

4. Verb. (offensive) To bargain, to attempt to gain an unfair price in a business deal; to defraud. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jew

jettisons
jetton
jettons
jetty
jettying
jetwash
jetway
jetways
jeu
jeu d'esprit
jeu de paume
jeune
jeune fille
jeunesse dorée
jeux
jew
jew's-ear
jew's-harp
jew's harp
jew-fish
jewbush
jewed
jewel
jewel-neck
jewel-weed
jewel-weeds
jewel bearing
jewel case
jewel cases
jewel casket

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