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Israelitish

Israelitish adjective: israelite, Israelitic.

Adjective

Israelitish (comparative more Israelitish, superlative most Israelitish)

  1. (uncommon) Israelite, Israelitic.
    • This Univocation of Tartar Cities with those of Israel, concurring with the former Reason from the Place and Country, whither they were sometime transplanted by the Assyrians, doth plainly shew that the Israelitish' People have been there, and given the Names unto these Cities […]1749-1750, William Whiston, Memoirs
    • The Israelitish state as it then existed seemed to them a sacred thing, because it was in their thought the kingdom of God already formed and destined to attain to a perfect purity of faith and morals, and to become the spiritual leader of the nations of the world.1913, Edward Chauncey Baldwin, “The Prophets”, in Our Modern Debt to Israel (non-fiction), Boston: Sherman, French & Company, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 40

Forms of Israelitish

comparativemore Israelitish
superlativemost Israelitish

Origin of Israelitish

From Israelite + -ish.

Questions about Israelitish

What does Israelitish mean?
Israelitish means israelite, Israelitic.
What part of speech is Israelitish?
Israelitish is an adjective.

Words near Israelitish in the dictionary

  1. Israelite
  2. Israelites
  3. Israelitess
  4. Israelitesses
  5. Israelitic
  6. Israelitish
  7. Israelitism
  8. Israelitize
  9. Israelitized
  10. Israelitizes
  11. Israelitizing

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