Israelite – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Israelite
adj.
of Israel, of the people of Israel, Jewish
n.
member of the people of Israel, Hebrew, Jew
Israelites
The
Israelites (;
Bnei Yiśraʾel) were a
Semitic people of the
Ancient Near East, who inhabited part of
Canaan during the
tribal and monarchic periods. and lived in the region in smaller numbers after the fall of the monarchy. The prevailing academic opinion today is that the Israelites, who eventually evolved into the modern Jews and Samaritans, were an outgrowth of the indigenous Canaanites who had resided in the area since the 8th millennium BCE.
Israelite
Noun
1. a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel
(hypernym) Asian, Asiatic
(member-holonym) Israel
2. a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
(synonym) Jew, Hebrew
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) Ashkenazi
(member-holonym) Jewry
Israelite (der)
nm.
Israelite, member of the people of Israel, Hebrew, Jew
israelita
adj.
Israelite, of Israel, of the people of Israel, Jewish
