Israelite Definition

ĭzrē-ə-līt
noun
A member of the people of ancient Israel or their descendants; Hebrew.
Webster's New World
A descendant of Jacob; a Jew.
American Heritage
A member of a people regarded as the chosen people of God.
American Heritage
A Jew not descended from the tribe of Levi and not a priest.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Of ancient Israel or the Israelites.
Webster's New World

(rare, chiefly in Protestantism) Of or pertaining to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob.

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Other Word Forms of Israelite

Noun

Singular:
Israelite
Plural:
israelites

Origin of Israelite

  • From the Latin Isrāēlīta (“Israelite”), from the Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs, “Israelite”), from Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāēl, “Israel”), from the Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʼēl, “Israel”).

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