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Israelitish

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[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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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

The Palestinian campaign of Ramses must have prepared the way for the Israelitish conquest; it could not have followed after it.

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

Jerusalem: the Israelitish theocracy: the Christian Church: heaven.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

There is no evidence in the Bible, or in history, or tradition, for any such Israelitish emigration.

From The History of the Ten "Lost" Tribes Anglo-Israelism Examined by Baron, David

But the date of the Israelitish conquest of Canaan is closely bound up with that of the Exodus out of Egypt.

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

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