JEW: значение слова

noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ju, jeu, from Latin Judaeus, from Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yĕhūdhī, from Yĕhūdhāh Judah, jewish kingdom
Date: 13th century


1. a member of the tribe of Judah, Israelite , a member of a nation existing in Palestine from the sixth century B.C. to the first century A.D., a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient jewish people, one whose religion is Judaism