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Israelitish

American  
[iz-ree-uh-lahy-tish, -rey-] / ˈɪz ri əˌlaɪ tɪʃ, -reɪ- /
Also Israelitic

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Israelites; Hebrew.


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Etymology

Origin of Israelitish

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

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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.

From The Guardian Jul. 20, 2012

But whether or not Ramses iii. and the tribes of Israel ever came into actual conflict, it must have been during his reign that the first Israelitish conquests in Canaan were made.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

That the Israelitish priests gradually recast them is an easy and altogether satisfactory conjecture.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

The old name of Marazion was Market-jew, and the two together certainly make most people imagine there is some Israelitish association; but this is unfounded.

From Cornwall by G. E. (Geraldine Edith) Mitton

The theory of an indirect and unconscious borrowing on the part of the Israelitish compilers will satisfy all the conditions of the case.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

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