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There is no such thing any more as a 'hebrew' person. Nor are there 'israelites'. There are Jewish people, or Jews. If anyone tells you they are a 'hebrew' or 'israelite', then I can guarantee you they are members of one of the Christian Evangelical Cults that go round claiming to be the 'real jews'. But they are Christian. Israeli = nationality of all people who live in Israel as citizens, they are of all religions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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∙ 10y agoYes. Jewish is the derivative adjective while Jew is the noun. So Jewish people refers to people who are Jewish, i.e. Jews.
It is the same as: Spanish is the derivative adjective while Spaniard is the noun. So Spanish people refers to people who are Spanish, i.e. Spaniards.
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∙ 8y ago"Hebrews" (Ivrim) actually means descendants of Eber (Ever). Ever was an ancestor of Abraham (Genesis ch.10-11) and the earliest Hebrews were Abraham's uncles and cousins for several generations back. They were among the Western Semites and lived in northern Mesopotamia, near the confluence of the Balikh and the Euphrates.
Abraham (18th century BCE) was called a Hebrew (Genesis ch.14) because of his wider family.
Poetically, however, Abraham himself is called Hebrew because that name (Ivri) also translates to "the other side." Abraham was figuratively on "the other side" since he was the only monotheist (Midrash Rabbah 42:8) until his teachings took root. His ancestors and cousins had slipped into idolatry well before his time, as is evident from Genesis 31:30, 31:53, and Joshua 24:2. For that reason, Jews do not bestow on them the honorific title of ancestors despite the genealogical connection.
We credit Abraham as our first ancestor despite knowing exactly who came before, since it was Abraham who founded our beliefs. Thus, "Hebrews" is often used to mean Abraham and his Israelite descendants, instead of his wider family. In this sense it can refer to the Jewish people.
(See: Abraham's biography)
The word "Hebrews" can continue to refer to Abraham's descendants until the lifetime of Jacob. After that, we prefer "Israelites," since Jacob was given that name by God (Genesis ch.35), and it is considered a national title; one of honor. "Israelites" refers to the people (Jacob's descendants) down to the Assyrian conquest (133 years before the destruction of the First Temple), some 2600 years ago.
"Jews" refers to the people from the end of First Temple times, up to this day, because after the Assyrian conquest the Israelites who remained in the land were (and are) mostly from the Israelite tribe of Judah, and the land was then called Judea. But all the above terms are occasionally interchanged.
In modern usage, we prefer to use the term "Hebrew" only to refer to the language.
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∙ 13y agoNo, Jewish is what people who follow the religion of Judaism are. Hebrew is a language.
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∙ 7y agoHebrew is a language, and Judaism is a religion/ethnic group. Prior to the year 586 BCE, Jews were called Hebrews or Israelites.
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What does Jewish and Hebrew mean if they marry?
Jews and Hebrews are the same thing. So if a Jew marries a Hebrew, it's the same thing as saying two Jews got married. Also, no one calls us Hebrews anymore.
Which tribe was Hebrew not Jewish?
Using the modern meaning of the word "Jewish" as someone who practices/practiced Judaism, There was not tribe that was Hebrew but not Jewish, because Jewish and Hebrew are basically the same ethnicity.Note: Historically the word "Jew" originated as a description of the members of the tribe of Judah only. If you are a stickler for this meaning, then only the people of the Hebrew tribe of Judah were Jews, and the other 11 Hebrew tribes were Benjaminites, Reubenites, Gadites, etc.
My sister hebrew and I im roman and have the same mother and father what does that make me?
You are Jewish if your mother is Jewish.
How do you say mark in Jewish?
There is no such language as Jewish, If you mean Hebrew, it is מארק (pronounced the same as in English).
Is the Hebrew code the same as the Hebrew code of justice?
Yes, they are two ways of saying the same thing.
What does Ashanti mean in Hebrew?
Ashanti means the same thing in Hebrew that it does in English.
What is the similarity between a Jewish Synagogue and a Jewish Temple?
they are the same thing
How do you say the name Brittany in Hebrew?
In Hebrew it's the same thing, just Brittany.
How do you say avocado in Hebrew?
It's the same thing!
Definition of Genesis in the Septuagint?
The Septuagint is the same thing as the Hebrew old testament, only the Septuagint was originally in Greek, not Hebrew. So it means the same thing. 'The Beginning'
Why does the 'Complete Jewish Bible' say Messiah instead of Christ in the 'King James' version of the Bible in the New Testament?
Because when anything is being translated from one language to another, different people will use a different word which means the same thing. The Hebrew word 'Messiah' is translated as 'Christos' in the Greek, and this is then translated as "Christ' in English, but it all means the same thing. It is to be expected that the 'Complete Jewish Bible' would therefore use the Jewish word 'Messiah' , while the English 'King James' would use 'Christ'.
Are Adar and Purim the same thing?
Adar is the last month of the Jewish calendar. Purim is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 14th of Adar. They are not one and the same thing.
