jew
n. countablen. a person who belongs to a group of people with a shared history, culture, and religion called Judaism.
n. a member of the people and cultural community whose traditional religion is Judaism and who trace their origins through the ancient Hebrew people of Israel to Abraham.
He is a practicing Jew who attends synagogue every Saturday.
The local community center hosts events for both secular and religious Jews to celebrate their shared heritage.
The historian's lecture focused on the diverse experiences of Jews living in various European cities during the nineteenth century.
From Middle English Jew, Giu, Giw, Ju, from Old French juiu, Giu, gyu, from Latin iūdaeus (“Judean (i.e. Jew)”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Ἰουδά (Ioudá), Ἰούδας (Ioúdas, “Judah, Judas, Jude”) + -ιος (-ios, suffix forming adjectives), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “male given name, Yehuda; Judah, Judea”). Doublet of Yid. Displaced Old English Iūdēisċ.
The term is a neutral ethnonym when used as a noun; however, using it as an adjective or a verb is considered offensive and antisemitic.
He is a Jew man.He is a Jewish man.While 'Jew' is the correct noun for a person, 'Jewish' is the required adjective form to describe someone or something.