Jew

7 definitions found

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

  Jew \Jew\ (j[=u] or j[=oo]), a.
     Of or pertaining to Jews; Jewish; -- usually considered
     offensive. [offensive]
     [PJC]

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



  Jew \Jew\, Jew down \Jew down\(j[=u] or j[=oo]), v. t.
     To bargain down (a person) in price; as, I jewed him down to
     ten dollars. [offensive]
     [PJC]

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

  Jew \Jew\ (j[=u] or j[udd]; 277), n. [OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L.
     Judaeus, Gr. 'Ioydai^os, fr. 'Ioydai`a the country of the
     Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Y[e^]h[=u]d[=a]h Judah, son of Jacob.
     Cf. {Judaic}.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An adherent of Judaism.
        [PJC]
  
     {Jew's frankincense}, gum styrax, or benzoin.
  
     {Jew's mallow} (Bot.), an annual herb ({Corchorus olitorius})
        cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India
        for its fiber.
  
     {Jew's pitch}, asphaltum; bitumen.
  
     {The Wandering Jew}, an imaginary personage, who, for his
        cruelty to Christ during his passion, is doomed to wander
        on the earth till Christ's second coming.
  
     {Wandering Jew}, any of several house plants of the genera
        {Zebrina} and {Tradescantia} having white-striped leaves,
        especially the creeping plants {Zebrina pendula} and
        {Tradescantia fluminensis}.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Jew
       n : a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent
           from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural
           or religious ties [syn: {Hebrew}, {Israelite}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Jew
     the name derived from the patriarch Judah, at first given to one
     belonging to the tribe of Judah or to the separate kingdom of
     Judah (2 Kings 16:6; 25:25; Jer. 32:12; 38:19; 40:11; 41:3), in
     contradistinction from those belonging to the kingdom of the ten
     tribes, who were called Israelites.
     
       During the Captivity, and after the Restoration, the name,
     however, was extended to all the Hebrew nation without
     distinction (Esther 3:6, 10; Dan. 3:8, 12; Ezra 4:12; 5:1, 5).
     
       Originally this people were called Hebrews (Gen. 39:14; 40:15;
     Ex. 2:7; 3:18; 5:3; 1 Sam. 4:6, 9, etc.), but after the Exile
     this name fell into disuse. But Paul was styled a Hebrew (2 Cor.
     11:22; Phil. 3:5).
     
       The history of the Jewish nation is interwoven with the
     history of Palestine and with the narratives of the lives of
     their rulers and chief men. They are now [1897] dispersed over
     all lands, and to this day remain a separate people, "without a
     king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without
     an image [R.V. 'pillar,' marg. 'obelisk'], and without an ephod,
     and without teraphim" (Hos. 3:4). Till about the beginning of
     the present century [1800] they were everywhere greatly
     oppressed, and often cruelly persecuted; but now their condition
     is greatly improved, and they are admitted in most European
     countries to all the rights of free citizens. In 1860 the
     "Jewish disabilities" were removed, and they were admitted to a
     seat in the British Parliament. Their number in all is estimated
     at about six millions, about four millions being in Europe.
     
       There are three names used in the New Testament to designate
     this people, (1.) Jews, as regards their nationality, to
     distinguish them from Gentiles. (2.) Hebrews, with regard to
     their language and education, to distinguish them from
     Hellenists, i.e., Jews who spoke the Greek language. (3.)
     Israelites, as respects their sacred privileges as the chosen
     people of God. "To other races we owe the splendid inheritance
     of modern civilization and secular culture; but the religious
     education of mankind has been the gift of the Jew alone."
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Jew, same as Judah
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  JEWS. See De Judaismo Statutum.