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Israelish

Israelish adjective: synonym of Israelite.

Adjective

Israelish (not comparable)

  1. (dated, rare) Synonym of Israelite.
    • First Maccabees records one of the most important crises in Israelish history. As a faithful historical writing, it is hardly equalled in ancient literature.1906, Charles Foster Kent, The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 221
    Synonyms:
    Israelite

Synonyms of Israelish

Origin of Israelish

From Israel + -ish.

Questions about Israelish

What does Israelish mean?
Israelish means synonym of Israelite.
What part of speech is Israelish?
Israelish is an adjective.

Words near Israelish in the dictionary

  1. Israelify
  2. Israelifying
  3. Israeliness
  4. Israelis
  5. Israelise
  6. Israelish
  7. Israelism
  8. Israelite
  9. Israelites
  10. Israelitess
  11. Israelitesses

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