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Israelite

/ˈɪz.ɹi.əˌlaɪt/

Israelite noun: a native or inhabitant of.

Noun

Israelite (plural Israelites)

  1. A native or inhabitant of
    • 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.1627, Michael Drayton, “Moses his birth and miracles”, in The Muses Elizium lately discouered, page 173
    • 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."1844, William Augustus Stearns, Infant Church-membership, page 153
  2. the united nation of ancient Israel (under the Judges, and then kings Saul, David and Solomon), or
  3. the later ancient northern kingdom centered in Samaria, distinct from the kingdom of Judah centered in Jerusalem.
  4. A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob.
  5. A member of the Jewish people who is neither a cohen nor a Levite.
  6. (historical) A club used as a weapon by the Circumcellions.

Adjective

Israelite (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel or its inhabitants.
  2. (rare) Of or pertaining to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob.

Israelite meaning in Tamil, Punjabi, Arabic and Indonesian

Israelite in Tamil

யாக்கோபின் வழிவந்தவர், யூதர், தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டவர்களில் ஒருவர்

Israelite in Punjabi

Israelite
ਯਹੂਦੀ yahūdī

Israelite in Arabic

of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel, their inhabitants, or the descendants of the patriarch Jacob
إِسْرَائِيلِيٌّ ʔisrāʔīliyyun

Israelite in Indonesian

descendant of Jacob
bani Israel, bani Israil

Forms of Israelite

pluralIsraelites

Origin of Israelite

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.

Words formed from Israelite

Questions about Israelite

What does Israelite mean?
Israelite means a native or inhabitant of.
What is Israelite in Tamil?
Israelite in Tamil is யாக்கோபின் வழிவந்தவர், யூதர், தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டவர்களில் ஒருவர். See Israelite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Israelite?
Israelite can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Israelite?
Israelite is pronounced /ˈɪz.ɹi.əˌlaɪt/.
What is the plural of Israelite?
The plural of Israelite is Israelites.

Words near Israelite in the dictionary

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

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Israelite (page history and authors); israelite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਯਹੂਦੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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