Jewry

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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 .

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Same as Judaea in  Luke 23:6;  John 7:1 . In  Daniel 5:13 it refers to Judah.

King James Dictionary

JEW'RY, n. Judea also, a district inhabited by Jews, whence the name of a street in London.

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews; a Jews' quarter.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(See Judea .)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

( 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).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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).