Main Entry:

Jew

Pronunciation:

\ˈjü\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French ju, jeu, from Latin Judaeus, from Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yĕhūdhī, from Yĕhūdhāh Judah, Jewish kingdom

Date:

13th century

1 a: a member of the tribe of Judah b: israelite2: a member of a nation existing in Palestine from the sixth century b.c. to the first century a.d.3: a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient Jewish people4: one whose religion is Judaism