Israelite

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:33:57

Is"ra*el*ite (?), n. [L. Israelites, Gr. , fr. , , Israel, Heb. Yisral, i. e., champion of God; sarah to fight + l God.]

A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew.

 

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