Israelite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Israelite \Is"ra*el*ite\, n. [L. Isra["e]lites, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?,
     Israel, Heb. Yisr[=a][=e]l, i. e., champion of God;
     s[=a]r[=a]h to fight + [=e]l God.]
     A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew. Israelitic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Israelite
       n 1: a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel
       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}]