Hebrew

adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews

“the old Hebrew prophets”

synonyms: Hebraic, Hebraical

adjective

of or relating to the language of the Hebrews

“Hebrew vowels”

synonyms: Hebraic, Hebraical

noun

a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

synonyms: Israelite, Jew

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Lot

(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction

Jesus of Nazareth

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

Lot's wife

(Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his family were told to flee without looking back; Lot's wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt

Esther

(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)

Jezebel

wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC)

Joseph ben Matthias

Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)

Blessed Virgin

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

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Ashkenazi

a Jew of eastern European or German descent

Conservative Jew

Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances

Essene

a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus

Jewess

a woman who is a Jew

Levite

a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple priests)

Orthodox Jew

Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law

Pharisee

a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions

Reform Jew

liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances

Sadducee

a member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees

Sephardi, Sephardic Jew

a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent

Wandering Jew

a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion

Zealot

a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans

Zionist

a Jewish supporter of Zionism

Chasid, Chassid, Hasid, Hassid

a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism

Lubavitcher

a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism

type of:

individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

a human being

noun

the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel

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