The word "Jew" is an English word and as such is used in English, just like the word "Synagogue" is English and not Hebrew. In Hebrew conversation, the Hebrew version "Yi-hu-DEE" is used.
We don't require words to be Hebrew in order to use them, especially when we are not speaking Hebrew.
The Hebrew word for Jews is Yehudim, not Jew. Like you said, there isnt' a J in Hebrew, but when people translated Hebrew to Latin and English, they turned a lot of Ys in Js. Like the names Jacob and Jesse are written Yaakov and Yishai in Hebrew.
Jewels, as a name, has no Hebrew translation. The word for "jewels" is "tahkh-shee-teem", but this is not used as a name in Hebrew.
Jude in Hebrew is Yehudah (יהודה) which means "praised"
Yehudiah, pronounced ye-hoo-dee-YAH
Yes, however, as the Tanach was first written in Hebrew and Aramaic, it appears in the Hebrew form of 'Yehud'.
meaning of jew
Some people use the word "Jew" in a derogatory manner, sometimes in the context of referring to issues of money. Other people use the word "Jew" to refer to persons of Jewish ethnicity with no derogatory intentions.
The word you are looking for is gentile.
Yehudi
The word Booth is not a Hebrew word. It is an English word. In Hebrew, we would use the word beetan (ביתן)
Jews have been called by several names throughout History. The words for Jew* came in this order:HebrewIsraeliteJew**I'm using the modern definition of Jew as someone who practices Judaism, and not the classical definition which is someone who is descended from the tribe of Judah.
All three words originate from Hebrew, via the Hebrew Bible: Hebrew (עברי) is believed to come from the root ehvehr which means beyond. Israel (ישראל) means "He who struggles with God. Jew (יהודי) comes from the word Judah, indicating a member of the tribe. It means "praised.