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Webster 1913 Edition
Jew
Jew
(jū or jṳ; 277)
, Noun.
[OF.
Juis
, pl., F. Juif
, L. Judaeus
, Gr. Ἰουδαῖος
, fr. Ἰουδαία
the country of the Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Yĕhūdāh
Judah, son of Jacob. Cf. Judaic
.] 1.
Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.
Webster 1828 Edition
Jew
JEW
,Noun.