Israeli

[ iz-rey-lee ]

noun

, plural Is·rae·lis, (especially collectively) Is·rae·li.

1. a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.

adjective

1. of or relating to modern Israel or its inhabitants.

Israeli

/ ɪzˈreɪlɪ /

noun

1. a citizen or inhabitant of the state of Israel

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the state of Israel or its inhabitants

Other Words From

• anti-Is·raeli noun adjective
• pro-Is·raeli noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Israeli¹

First recorded in 1945–50; from Hebrew yisrāʿēlī, equivalent to Yisrā'ēl + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin; Israel

Example Sentences

The two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is dead.

From The Daily Beast

But for those on the Israeli right who are hoping that this deferred dream will just fade away, they can forget it.

From The Daily Beast

Not all Israeli gay propaganda is pinkwashing—a lot of it is good, old-fashioned PR to attract gay tourist dollars to Tel Aviv.

From The Daily Beast

Israeli elections means a time out And that brings us to the bottom line.

From The Daily Beast

The EU and the Palestinians would be better to wait until after the Israeli elections to push for change on the ground.

From The Daily Beast

It represents the permanent ideas and principles—species in Israeli's terminology—which are not subject to change or dissolution.

From Project Gutenberg

The first and second divisions in Israeli's account correspond to Aristotle's active and passive intellects respectively.

From Project Gutenberg

The suggestion that prophecy is a psychological phenomenon related to true dreams is found as early as Isaac Israeli.

From Project Gutenberg

We look in vain in Israeli's two treatises for a discussion of the existence and nature of God.

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Incidentally we learn also something of Israeli's ideas of God's relation to mankind, of his commandments, and of prophecy.

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