Overview of noun israelites

The noun israelites has 1 sense

• Hebrews, Israelites -- (the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19))

Overview of noun israelite

The noun israelite has 2 senses

• Israelite -- (a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel)


• Jew, Hebrew, Israelite -- (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)