[Jew] n [ME, fr. OF gyu, fr. L Judaeus, fr. Gk Ioudaios, fr. Heb Yehudhi, fr. Yehudhah Judah, Jewish kingdom] (13c) 1 a: a member of the tribe of Judah b: israelite
2: a member of a nation existing in Palestine from the 6th century b.c. to the 1st century a.d.
3: a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient Jewish people
4: one whose religion is Judaism