Dictionary entry

Israelite

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Is″ra‐el‐ite (?), n. [L. Israëlites, Gr. �, fr. �, �, Israel, Heb. Yisrā�l, i.e., champion of God; sārāh to fight + �l God.] A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew.