Jew
Jew (jū or ju; 277) , noun
[Old French Juis, pl., French Juif, Latin Judaeus, Greek 'Ioydai^os, from 'Ioydai`a the country of the Jews, Judea, from Hebrew Yehūdāh Judah, son of Jacob. Compare 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.
2.
An adherent of Judaism.
Collocations (5)
Jew's frankincense , gum styrax, or benzoin.
Jew's mallow (Botany) , an annual herb (Corchorus olitorius) cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India for its fiber.
Jew's pitch , asphaltum; bitumen.
The Wandering Jew , an imaginary personage, who, for his cruelty to Christ during his passion, is doomed to wander on the earth till Christ's second coming.
Wandering Jew , any of several house plants of the genera Zebrina and Tradescantia having white-striped leaves, especially the creeping plants Zebrina pendula and Tradescantia fluminensis.
Jew (jū or jo) , adjective
Of or pertaining to Jews; Jewish; -- usually considered offensive. [offensive]
Jew (jū or jo) , transitive verb
To bargain down (a person) in price; as, I jewed him down to ten dollars. [offensive]