Jewry
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
(See JUDEA.)
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
JEWRY . This old form occurs frequently in the older versions, but rarely in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] . In Daniel 5:13 it stands for Judah ; In Luke 23:5 , John 7:1 and occasionally in the Apocr. [Note: Apocrypha, Apocryphal.] for Judæa .
King James Dictionary [3]
JEW'RY, n. Judea also, a district inhabited by Jews, whence the name of a street in London.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
Same as Judaea in Luke 23:6; John 7:1 . In Daniel 5:13 it refers to Judah.
People's Dictionary of the Bible [5]
Jewry (jew'ry), a word elsewhere rendered "Judah" and "Judæa." It occurs once in the Old Testament, Daniel 6:13, where it is rendered "Judah" in the R. V., and several times in the Apocryphal and New Testament books. See Judah and Judæa.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [6]
Jew'ry. (the country of Judea). The same word elsewhere rendered Judah, and Judea. It occurs several times in the Apocalypse and the New Testament, but once only in the Old Testament - Daniel 5:13. Jewry comes to us through the Norman-French, and is of frequent occurrence in Old English.
Webster's Dictionary [7]
(n.) Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews; a Jews' quarter.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
jū´ri , jōō´ri : In Daniel 5:13 the King James Version, where the Revised Version (British and American) has "Judah"; in the New Testament, in two places in the King James Version, Luke 23:5; John 7:1 , where the Revised Version (British and American) has correctly "Judaea" ( Ioudaı́a ) (which see).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [9]
(יְהוּד, Yehud', Chald., Daniel 5:13, last clause; "Judaea" in Ezra 5:8; elsewhere "Judah;" Ι᾿ουδαῖα, Luke 23:5; John 7:1; elsewhere "Judah"), the nation of the Jews, i.e. the kingdom of JUDAH, later JUDAEA. "Jewry" also occurs frequently in the A.V. of the Apocrypha (1 Esdras 1:32; 1 Esdras 2:4; 1 Esdras 4:49; 1 Esdras 5:7-8; 1 Esdras 5:57; 1 Esdras 6:1; 1 Esdras 8:81; 1 Esdras 9:3; Bel 33; 2 Maccabees 10:24).
Jews.
(See Jew).
References
- ↑ Jewry from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Jewry from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Jewry from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Jewry from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Jewry from People's Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Jewry from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Jewry from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Jewry from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Jewry from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
