A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew.

a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel

a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

a descendant of the man Israel

a descendent of Israel, that is, of Jacob, and by "guile" is meant "clever or crafty character or behavior" ( Collins )

a descendent of the ancient nation of Israel

a Jew who is neither a Kohen (priest) nor a Levi (Levite)

a member of the nation of Israel; a Jew; a Hebrew.

(in Bible times) any person descended from Jacob; Israelite adj for or of the Israelite people

An adherent of nascent Judaism during the period of the settlement and united monarchy ( 1200–922 BCE). A citizen of the northern kingdom of Israel after it split off from the southern kingdom of Judah (922 BCE). Thereafter a metaphorical term for Jews (see also Hebrew, Israeli, Jew).

An Israelite is a member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of the Biblical patriarch Jacob who was renamed Israel by God in the book of Genesis, 32:28. The Israelites were a group of Hebrews, as described in the Hebrew Bible. There are modern historical debates about the origins of the Hebrews/Israelites.