Israelite; Israelitish

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

iz´rā̇ - el - ı̄t , iz´rā̇ - el - ı̄t - ish  : Belonging to the tribes of Israel (which see). Occurs 4 times in the New Testament: of Nathanael ( John 1:47 ); used by Paul ( Romans 9:4;  Romans 11:1;  2 Corinthians 11:22 ).