English Explanatory Dictionary

Israelite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of
  2. A native or inhabitant of (i) the united nation of ancient Israel (under the Judges, and then kings Saul, David and Solomon), or (ii) the later ancient northern kingdom centered in Samaria, distinct from the kingdom of Judah centered in Jerusalem.
  3. the united nation of ancient Israel (under the Judges, and then kings Saul, David and Solomon), or
  4. the later ancient northern kingdom centered in Samaria, distinct from the kingdom of Judah centered in Jerusalem.
  5. A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob.
  6. A member of the Jewish people who is neither a cohen nor a Levite.
  7. A club used as a weapon by the Circumcellions.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel or its inhabitants.
  2. Of or pertaining to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪz.ɹi.əˌlaɪt/ /ˈɪz.ɹɪˌlaɪt/ /ˈɪz.ɹeɪ.əˌlaɪt/ ĭzˈ-rē-ə-lītˌ ĭzˈ-rĭ-lītˌ ĭzˈ-rā-ə-lītˌ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Israelite.wav

Word forms

Israelite Israelites

Etymology

From the Latin Isrāēlīta (“Israelite”), from the Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs, “Israelite”), from Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl, “Israel”), from the Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʼēl, “Israel”); by surface analysis, Israel + -ite.

Derived words

Beta Israelite

Translations

Afrikaans: Israelities Arabic: إِسْرَائِيلِيٌّ Aragonese: israelita Aramaic: ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠܝ Asturian: israelita Catalan: israelita Catalan: israelític Danish: israelitisk Dutch: Israëlitisch French: israélite Galician: israelita German: israelitisch Irish: Iosraeilíteach Italian: israelita Mirandese: Eisraelita Norwegian Bokmål: israelitisk Norwegian Nynorsk: israelitisk Occitan: israelita Portuguese: israelita Spanish: israelita Swedish: israelitisk
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