Difference between revisions of "Jew; Jewess; Jewish"

<p> ''''' ju ''''' <i> ̄ </i> , ''''' jōo ''''' <i> ̄ </i> , ''''' jū´ish ''''' , ''''' jōō ''''' ´- ''''' ish ''''' (, יהוּדי <i> ''''' yehūdhı̄ ''''' </i> , plural יהוּדים , <i> ''''' yehūdhı̄m ''''' </i> ; Ἰονδαῖοι , <i> ''''' Ioudaı́oi ''''' </i> ; feminine adjective יהוּדית , <i> ''''' yehūdhı̄th ''''' </i> ; Ἰονδαΐκός , <i> ''''' Iou̇dai̇kós ''''' </i> ): "Jew" denotes originally an inhabitant of Judah (&nbsp; 2 Kings 16:6 applies to the two tribes of the Southern Kingdom), but later the meaning was extended to embrace all descendants of Abraham. In the Old [[Testament]] the word occurs a few times in the singular. (&nbsp; Esther 2:5; &nbsp;Esther 3:4 , etc.; &nbsp;Jeremiah 34:9; &nbsp;Zechariah 8:23 ); very frequently in the plural in Ezra and Nehemiah, Esther, and in Jeremiah and Daniel. The adjective in the Old Testament applies only to the "Jews' language" or speech (&nbsp;2 Kings 18:26 , &nbsp;2 Kings 18:28 parallel &nbsp; Nehemiah 13:24; &nbsp;Isaiah 36:11 , &nbsp;Isaiah 36:13 ). "Jews" (always plural) is the familiar term for [[Israelites]] in the [[Gospels]] (especially in John), Acts, Epistles, etc. "Jewess" occurs in &nbsp;1 Chronicles 4:18; &nbsp;Acts 16:1; &nbsp;Acts 24:24 . In &nbsp;Titus 1:14 a warning is given against "Jewish fables" (in Greek the adjective is found also in &nbsp; Galatians 2:14 ). The "Jews' religion" ( <i> ''''' Ioudaismós ''''' </i> ) is referred to in &nbsp;Galatians 1:13 , &nbsp;Galatians 1:14 . On the "Jews' language,' see [[Languages Of The Old Testament]]; on the "Jews' religion," see [[Israel]] , [[Religion]] Of . </p>

<p> ''''' ju ''''' <i> ̄ </i> , ''''' jōo ''''' <i> ̄ </i> , ''''' jū´ish ''''' , ''''' jōō ''''' ´- ''''' ish ''''' (, יהוּדי <i> ''''' yehūdhı̄ ''''' </i> , plural יהוּדים , <i> ''''' yehūdhı̄m ''''' </i> ; Ἰονδαῖοι , <i> ''''' Ioudaı́oi ''''' </i> ; feminine adjective יהוּדית , <i> ''''' yehūdhı̄th ''''' </i> ; Ἰονδαΐκός , <i> ''''' Iou̇dai̇kós ''''' </i> ): "Jew" denotes originally an inhabitant of Judah (&nbsp; 2 Kings 16:6 applies to the two tribes of the Southern Kingdom), but later the meaning was extended to embrace all descendants of Abraham. In the Old [[Testament]] the word occurs a few times in the singular. (&nbsp; Esther 2:5; &nbsp;Esther 3:4 , etc.; &nbsp;Jeremiah 34:9; &nbsp;Zechariah 8:23 ); very frequently in the plural in Ezra and Nehemiah, Esther, and in Jeremiah and Daniel. The adjective in the Old Testament applies only to the "Jews' language" or speech (&nbsp;2 Kings 18:26 , &nbsp;2 Kings 18:28 parallel &nbsp; Nehemiah 13:24; &nbsp;Isaiah 36:11 , &nbsp;Isaiah 36:13 ). "Jews" (always plural) is the familiar term for [[Israelites]] in the [[Gospels]] (especially in John), Acts, Epistles, etc. "Jewess" occurs in &nbsp;1 Chronicles 4:18; &nbsp;Acts 16:1; &nbsp;Acts 24:24 . In &nbsp;Titus 1:14 a warning is given against "Jewish fables" (in Greek the adjective is found also in &nbsp; Galatians 2:14 ). The "Jews' religion" ( <i> ''''' Ioudaismós ''''' </i> ) is referred to in &nbsp;Galatians 1:13 , &nbsp;Galatians 1:14 . On the "Jews' language,' see [[Languages Of The Old Testament]]; on the "Jews' religion," see [[Israel]] , [[Religion]] Of . </p>

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