non-Jewish

adjective

non-Jew·​ish ˌnän-ˈjü-ish 

: not Jewish : not being, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews

Since only about 10,000 Jews live in the city, the restaurant must attract non-Jewish patrons to survive.

—Julia M. Klein

non-Jew

ˌnän-ˈjü 

noun

plural non-Jews

Of the seven or eight people present, we were the only non-Jews.

—Clifford Thompson

Examples of non-Jewish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2015, Col. Ghassan Alian, who is Druze, became the first non-Jewish commander of the Golani Brigade. —Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025

About 42% of married American Jews have a non-Jewish spouse, with the intermarriage rate reaching about 60% for those who have wed since 2010, according to a 2020 survey by the Pew Research Center. —Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025

There were piles of fan mail, from both Jewish and non-Jewish fans, often addressed to Molly Goldberg. —Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025

By talking about topics that are common to adherents of any faith, the community tries to find common ground with its non-Jewish neighbors. —Rosario Del Valle, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-Jewish

• bluish
• jewish