JEWS

Noun

Jews

plural of Jew

Verb

Jews

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Jew

Noun

jews

plural of jew

Noun

jews

Nonstandard spelling of Jews.

Verb

jews

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jew

Source: Wiktionary


JEW

Jew, n. Etym: [OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L. Judaeus, Gr. Y Judah, son of Jacob. Cf. Judaic.]

Definition: 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. Jew's frankincense, gum styrax, or benzoin.

– Jew's mallow (Bot.), 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 the Savior during his passion, is doomed to wander on the earth till Christ's second coming.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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