Israelitish

Also Is·ra·el·it·ic

[iz-ree-uh-lahy-tish, -rey-]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Israelites; Hebrew.

Other Word Forms

• non-Israelitic adjective
• non-Israelitish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Israelitish¹

First recorded in 1525–35; Israelite + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Christine Rice and Rosemary Joshua sounded exquisite as the Israelitish Man and Woman respectively, while Alastair Miles, replacing the indisposed Christopher Purves, was nobly eloquent as Simon.

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We get a similar instance in Israelitish history as recorded in the first book of Samuel, where Saul being afraid of David, sought a favourable opportunity to get him slain by the Philistines.

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It is a way that the people of Israel and Threadneedle Street have made peculiarly their own; and, indeed, the multitude and variety of Jews upon this evil-smelling steamer suggested that she might have held within her walls the nucleus of an over-sea Israelitish colony, such another as the Rothschilds founded.

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ABRAHAM, a descendant of Shem, one of the sons of Noah, was the father and founder of the great Israelitish, or Hebrew, nation.

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By God's command the blood of a lamb was to be sprinkled upon the sides and top of the doorway to every Israelitish home.

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