a noun, as is "A Gentile"

a noun, as is "A Gentil

Any person identifying themselves with the Jewish community as a follower of the Jewish religion or culture.

The term applied to the people of God after the Babylonian exile; it is derived from the Hebrew/Aramaic term for Judeans, jehudi. See Introduction.

someone from Judea or "Judah." Later used of anyone descended from Israel. In modern usage one is a Jew if one has Jewish parents (at least a Jewish mother), or has undergone conversion in accordance with Jewish law.

Means 'Praiser' -- comes from 'Judah. Today means those from tribes of Judah, Levi, Benjamin and others who returned to Israel following Babylonian captivity.

Originally one of God's chosen people who followed the covenant given to Moses by God. In the Old Testament, the Jews are (1) citizens of Judah; (2) the postexilic people of Israel; or (3) the worshipers of Yahweh. God chose the Jews to prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God. Through Christ the distinction between Jew and Gentile has been overcome, and all those who follow Him have become the true chosen people of God. See Acts 22:3; Rom. 1:16; 2:28, 29; Gal. 3:28; 1 Pet. 2:9.

An adherent of the Jewish faith, particularly after the exile of Judeans to Babylon.

At first, this was the name for someone from the tribe of Judah. Later it came to be used for anyone who was from the family of Jacob (Israel).

A believer in Judaism

applied to descendants of Abraham of the Bible, a person whose religion is Judaism

A follower of Judaism, someone of Jewish ethnicity - different subdivisions of Judaism sometimes disagree over who is technically Jewish.

A person whose mother was a Jew or who has converted to Judaism. According to the Reform movement, a person whose father is a Jew is also a Jew. See Who Is a Jew