Israelite

Etymology
From the, from the , from , from the.

Noun

 * 1) A native or inhabitant of (i) the united nation of Israel (under the Judges, and then kings Saul, David and Solomon), or (ii) the later northern kingdom centered in Samaria, distinct from kingdom of Judah centered in Jerusalem.
 * 2) A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob.
 * 3) A member of the Jewish people who is neither a cohen nor a Levite.
 * 4)  A club used as a weapon by the Circumcellions.
 * 1)  A club used as a weapon by the Circumcellions.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: Israeliet
 * Aghwan: 𐔼𐕚𐕙𐔰𐔺𐔶𐔾𐕒𐕡𐕎
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch: ,
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Gothic: 𐌹𐍃𐍂𐌰𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌴𐍃
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: Ἰσραηλίτης
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido: Izraelano,
 * Irish: Iosraeilíteach
 * Old Irish: Israelítach
 * Italian:
 * Kazakh: исраилдік
 * Latin: Israelita
 * Maore Comorian: mutru wa Israila
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: israelitt
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Esperanto: Izraelido
 * French:, fils d'Israël, enfant d'Israël
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian: bani Israel, bani Israil
 * Maore Comorian: mutru wa Israila
 * Ngazidja Comorian: mwana wa Israeli
 * Portuguese:
 * Swedish:
 * Yiddish: בן־ישׂראל, בני־ישׂראל, בת־ישׂראל, ייִד

Adjective

 * 1) Of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel or the inhabitants thereof.
 * 2)  Of or pertaining to the descendants of the patriarch Jacob.

Usage notes
Israeli is the noun and adjective for the modern state of Israel and its people, and is not to be confused with Israelite. The usage to mean "pertaining to a descendant of Jacob" is rare, very narrowly confined to religious (mainly Protestant) contexts.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: Israelities
 * Arabic: إِسْرَائِيلِيٌّ
 * Aramaic:
 * Classical Syriac: ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠܝ
 * Catalan:
 * Danish: israelitisk
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Irish: Iosraeilíteach
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: israelitisk
 * Nynorsk: israelitisk
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: israelitisk