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Israelite
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israelite israélite Israélite
English
Etymology
From the en la Isrāēlīta Israelite, from the en grc Ἰσραηλίτης Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της Israelite, from grc Ἰσραήλ Ἰσρᾱήλ Israel, from the en he יִשְׂרָאֵל Yiśrāʼēl Israel; en Israel -ite 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɪz.ɹi.əˌlaɪt/ /ˈɪz.ɹɪˌlaɪt/ /ˈɪz.ɹeɪ.əˌlaɪt/
ĭzˈ-rē-ə-lītˌ, ĭzˈ-rĭ-lītˌ, ĭzˈ-rā-ə-lītˌ
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Noun
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.
en 1627 w:Michael Drayton Moses his birth and miracles The Muses Elizium lately discouered https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A20831.0001.001/1:8?rgn=div1;view=fulltext 173 Celesliall brightnesse ceazed on his face,That did the wondring Israelites amaze,When he returned from that souereigne place,His browes encireled with splendidious rayes.
en 1844 Infant Church-membership William Augustus Stearns 153 The token of God is upon him, let him now, by his own profession of faith, acknowledge it, as God's token, bringing him under the responsibilities and blessings of the covenant, and he will be received, unquestionably, as "an Israelite indeed."
en 1988 The Pre-Hellenistic Israelite Anthroponymy and Prosopography Ran Zadok 9068311204 Papponymy is not documented among Israelites. The only exception, Tahat son of 'Elyada' son of Tahat is doubtful and is not a papponymy sensu stricto.
A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob.
en cohen Jew Levite Samaritan
A member of the Jewish people who is neither a cohen nor a Levite.
en historical A club used as a weapon by the Circumcellions.
Usage notes
Israeli is the noun and adjective for the modern state of Israel and its people, and is not to be confused with Israelite. The usage of Israeli to mean "pertaining to a descendant of Jacob" is rare, very narrowly confined to religious (mainly Protestant) contexts.
Derived terms
en Anglo-Israelite Beta Israelite Israelitess Israelitic Israelitish Israelitism Israelitize
Translations
descendant of Jacob
Aragonese: an israelita m f
Asturian: ast israelita m f
Catalan: ca israelita m f, ca israelític m f
Comorian:
Maore Comorian: swb mutru wa Israila c1 c2
Ngazidja Comorian: zdj mwana wa Israeli c1 c2
Esperanto: eo Izraelido
French: fr Israélite m, fr fils d'Israël m, fr enfant d'Israël m
Galician: gl israelita m f
German: de Israelit m, de Israelitin f
Hebrew: he בני ישראל m-p bnéi-yisra'él plural; means "the Israelites, the children of Israel"
Hungarian: hu izraelita
Ido: io Izraelido
Indonesian: id bani Israel, id bani Israil
Italian: it israelita m f
Malawi Lomwe: lon Muisraele 1
Marshallese: mh ri-Ijireel
Mirandese: mwl Eisraelita m f
Nyungwe: nyu muIjirayeri 1
Occitan: oc israelita m f
Portuguese: pt israelita c
Spanish: es israelita m f
Swedish: sv israelit c
Tonga (Malawi): tog muYisraele 1
Tumbuka: tum muIsraele 1
Yiddish: yi בן־ישׂראל m ben-yisróel, yi בני־ישׂראל m-p bney-yisróel, yi בת־ישׂראל f bas-yisroel, yi ייִד m
native or inhabitant of Israel Israeli
Adjective
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Of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel or its inhabitants.
en rare chiefly in _ Protestantism Of or pertaining to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob.
en Jewish Samaritan
Usage notes
Israeli is the noun and adjective for the modern state of Israel and its people, and is not to be confused with Israelite. The usage of Israeli to mean "pertaining to a descendant of Jacob" is rare, very narrowly confined to religious (mainly Protestant) contexts.
Translations
of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel, their inhabitants, or the descendants of the patriarch Jacob
Afrikaans: af Israelities
Arabic: ar إِسْرَائِيلِيّ
Aragonese: an israelita m f
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: syc ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠܝ
Asturian: ast israelita m f
Catalan: ca israelita m f, ca israelític m f
Danish: da israelitisk
Dutch: nl Israëlitisch
French: fr israélite m f
Galician: gl israelita m f
German: de israelitisch
Irish: ga Iosraeilíteach
Italian: it israelita m f
Marshallese: mh Ijireel
Mirandese: mwl Eisraelita m f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb israelitisk
Nynorsk: nn israelitisk
Occitan: oc israelita m f
Portuguese: pt israelita m f
Spanish: es israelita
Swedish: sv israelitisk
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