Israelite
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈɪzreɪəlaɪt/
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israelita
- Instead of the Philistine Goliath, there had been the Israelite Samson, claimed to be the strongest man in the world.
- ancient Israelite
- Israelite history
There's a, a woman in the Bible, an Israelite named Phyllis Stein, who just hate.
- There's a, a woman in the Bible, an Israelite named Phyllis Stein, who just hate.
- If you ask Israelite like if Shakespeare is black, yes, Beethoven black, both are black.
- Now there weren't too many random roadblocks that you were going to clear if you had Israelite on your.
Examples
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When Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, he said about him: "Here is a real Israelite. "
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In this book, Daniel is a young Israelite exiled in Babylon from his homeland.
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And this is the beginning of the Israelite community, OK?
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Note this the direction that Israelite thought is taking.
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I'm currently working on a book which is actually all about Israelite religion and politics and history.
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The remaining six go to descendants of the other Israelite tribes.
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In early Israelite history, only Israelites were expected, indeed privileged, to observe Israelite beliefs and practices.
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The book's first prophet, named Lehi, is an Israelite through his ancestor Manasseh.
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Phinehas was a priest who found one of the most prominent Israelite chiefs having illicit sex with a Midianite princess.
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Nathanael was described by Jesus as "a true Israelite" during their meeting.
Synonyms
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8.6
A person from Judea, often in ancient times
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9.9
A person from the ancient kingdom or tribe of Judah
A group of ancient people descended from Abraham who are the ancestors of the Jewish people
A member of the ancient people now known as the Jews
Connected with the ancient tribe of Ephraim or their land
A person from the tribe of Reuben in the Bible
A person from the tribe of Levi who helped priests in the Temple in ancient Jerusalem
A person from Bethlehem, often mentioned in the Bible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Israelite comes from the name Israel, the ancient people and land, plus the ending -ite, which means 'person from' or 'member of', like in Brooklynite. So an Israelite is 'a member of' the ancient Hebrew people or someone from the old kingdom of Israel.