jew
Jew \'ju:\ n [ME, fr. OF gyu, fr. L Judaeus, fr. Gk Ioudaios, fr. Heb Y]ebreve>hu-dhi-, fr. Yebreve>hu-dha-h Judah, Jewish kingdom 1a: a member of the tribe of Judah 1b: ISRAELITE 2: a member of a nation existing in Palestine from the 6th century B.C.)M to the 1st century A.D. 3: one whose religion is Judaism