Israelian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Israel +‎ -ian, in the historical sense coined by American Jewish theologian Harold Louis Ginsberg in 1982 in contrast to Israelite.[1]

Adjective[edit]

Israelian (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Of or pertaining to the northern kingdom of ancient Israel, its people, or their language.
  2. (rare, nonstandard) Israeli.

Noun[edit]

Israelian (plural Israelians)

  1. (rare, historical) A person from the northern kingdom of ancient Israel.
  2. (rare, nonstandard) An Israeli.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Fleming, Daniel (2012) The Legacy of Israel in Judah’s Bible: History, Politics, and the Reinscribing of Tradition, →ISBN, page 13

Anagrams[edit]

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