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Israelitish

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Israelite, Israelitic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

Examples

  • 1749-1750, William Whiston, Memoirs This Univocation of Tartar Cities with those of Israel, concurring with the former Reason from the Place and Country, whither they were sometime transplanted by the Assyrians, doth plainly shew that the Israelitish' People have been there, and given the Names unto these Cities [...]

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Israelite + -ish.