Definition of jews Jews
We found 1 definitions of jews from 1 different sources.
Advertising
What does jews mean?
Part of speech
đ¤- jews, noun, plural of jew.
WordNet
Noun |
||
| jew - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties | ||
| Hebrew, Israelite | ||
| mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
| jewry Jews collectively | ||
| ashkenazi a Jew of eastern European or German descent | ||
| conservative jew Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances | ||
| essene a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus | ||
| jewess a woman who is a Jew | ||
| hymie, kike, sheeny, yid (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew | ||
| levite a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple priests) | ||
| orthodox jew Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law | ||
| pharisee a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions | ||
| reform jew liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances | ||
| sadducee a member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees | ||
| sephardi, sephardic jew a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent | ||
| wandering jew a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion | ||
| zealot a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans | ||
| zionist a Jewish supporter of Zionism | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
- jew (Noun)
An adherent of Judaism. - jew (Noun)
A person who claims a cultural or ancestral connection to the Jewish people see secular Jew .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đ
- jew (n.)
Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ί
-
jew
A follower of Judaism.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đ
-
jew
jĹĹ, n. an inhabitant of Judea: a Hebrew or Israelite: opprobriously used for a usurer, miser, &c.:âfem. Jewâ˛ess.âv.t. and v.i. (coll.) to overreach: cheat.ân. Jewâ˛-baitâ˛ing, the persecuting of Jews.âadj. Jewâ˛ish, belonging to the Jews.âadv. Jewâ˛ishly.âns. Jewâ˛ishness; Jew'sâ˛-ear, a fungus that grows on the elder, and bears some resemblance to the human ear; Jew's' frankâ˛incense, the balsam known as benzoin or gum storax, often used as an incense; Jew'sâ˛-harp, a small harp-shaped musical instrument played between the teeth by striking a spring with the finger; Jew'sâ˛-mallâ˛ow, a plant much cultivated as a pot-herb by the Jews in Syria; Jew'sâ˛-myrâ˛tle, the prickly-leaved plant Ruscus aculeatus; Jew'sâ˛-pitch, asphaltum; Jew'sâ˛-stone, the fossil spine of a large echinus or sea hedgehog.âJew's eye, in proverb 'Worth a Jew's eye,' something of high valueâfrom the custom of torturing Jews for money; Jews' houses, in Cornwall, the name given to prehistoric miners' dwellings.âWandering Jew (see Wander). [O. Fr. JuisâL. JudĂŚusâGr. IoudaiosâHeb. YehĹŤdÄh, Judah.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue đ
-
jew
An over-reaching dealer, or hard, sharp fellow; an extortioner: the brokers formerly behind St. Clement's church in the Strand were called Jews by their brethren the taylors. -
jew
A tradesman who has no faith, i.e. will not give credit.
Wikipedia 
-
In general, a Jew is someone who belongs to the religion called Judaism. Some people who come from a Jewish family or a part-Jewish family think of themselves as Jewish even when they do not practice Judaism. According to the Jewish Halakha, someone is Jewish if their mother was Jewish.
The word Jew originally meant people from the ancient Kingdom of Judea (where Israel is today). After most Judeans were forced out by the Romans, the word started to mean people of the Jewish religion, and not just those from Judea.
Israel is the only Jewish country, but there are Jewish minorities in many large cities in the U.S., Europe and Australia.
Jews were often in charge of handling money. They were victims of various persecutions; the one that happened during the Second World War is known as The Holocaust
Jewish Ethnic Groups.
There are different Jewish ethnic groups. The two biggest are called Ashkenazi (European Jews) and Sephardic (Jews from the lands around the Mediterranean Sea). There are also African Jews (Beta Israel), Indian Jews (Bene Israel) and even some Chinese Jews (Kai-feng Jews).
