Definitions for Jew
dʒujew

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jew, Hebrew, Israelitenoun

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

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1. Jewnoun

   An adherent of Judaism.

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Jewnoun

   An adherent of Judaism.

2. Jewnoun

   A person who claims a cultural or ancestral connection to the Jewish people (see secular Jew).

3. jewverb

   To bargain, to attempt to gain an unfair price in a business deal; to defraud.

4. Etymology: From the stereotype of Jews as scheming merchants. Compare gyp, from gypsy, and welsh, from Welsh.

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1. jew

   A Jew is typically defined as a person who belongs to the Jewish religion or ethnicity, or whose heritage or descent is Jewish. This includes people who were either born into a Jewish family or have converted to Judaism. Judaism is one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, centered on the worship of one God and based on the laws and teachings found in the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Judaism's rich cultural, religious, and historical traditions have given rise to a diverse global Jewish community.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jewnoun

   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. Etymology: [OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L. Judaeus, Gr. 'Ioydai^os, fr. 'Ioydai`a the country of the Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Yhdh Judah, son of Jacob. Cf. Judaic.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jew

   jōō, n. an inhabitant of Judea: a Hebrew or Israelite: opprobriously used for a usurer, miser, &c.:—fem. Jew′ess.—v.t. and v.i. (coll.) to overreach: cheat.—n. Jew′-bait′ing, the persecuting of Jews.—adj. Jew′ish, belonging to the Jews.—adv. Jew′ishly.—ns. Jew′ishness; Jew's′-ear, a fungus that grows on the elder, and bears some resemblance to the human ear; Jew's' frank′incense, the balsam known as benzoin or gum storax, often used as an incense; Jew's′-harp, a small harp-shaped musical instrument played between the teeth by striking a spring with the finger; Jew's′-mall′ow, a plant much cultivated as a pot-herb by the Jews in Syria; Jew's′-myr′tle, the prickly-leaved plant Ruscus aculeatus; Jew's′-pitch, asphaltum; Jew's′-stone, the fossil spine of a large echinus or sea hedgehog.—Jew's eye, in proverb 'Worth a Jew's eye,' something of high value—from the custom of torturing Jews for money; Jews' houses, in Cornwall, the name given to prehistoric miners' dwellings.—Wandering Jew (see Wander). [O. Fr. Juis—L. Judæus—Gr. Ioudaios—Heb. Yehūdāh, Judah.]

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1. JEW

   What does JEW stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the JEW acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. JEW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jew is ranked #19105 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Jew surname appeared 1,424 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Jew.
   
   79.1% or 1,127 total occurrences were Asian.
   7.7% or 110 total occurrences were White.
   5.6% or 80 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   4.2% or 60 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Jew' in Nouns Frequency: #1701

How to pronounce Jew?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jew in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Jew in a Sentence

1. Toni Snow:

   You’re not even gon na bicker a little bit. . . Jew us down ? you’re not even gon na blink an eye ?

2. Jesse Louis Jackson:

   The white, the Hispanic, the black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the Native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay and the disabled make up the American quilt.

3. Zack Galifianakis:

   I’m not a practicing Jew, i perfected it.

4. Naftali Bennett:

   Jerusalem has been our capital for 3,000 years. Beit El and Hebron have been our land for 3,600-3,700 years. Any Jew or Christian or Muslim can open a Bible and read it. You have it there.

5. Kim Hendren:

   I made the mistake of referring to Sen. Schumer as 'that Jew' and I should not have put it that way as this took away from what I was trying to say.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Jew
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Jew
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jew
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jew
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Jew
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html