Jew: name and adj. (word coming from Latin judæum, Greek ioudaios “of Judah”, from Hebrew Yehudi, from Yehuda “Judah”).
The word “Jew” has several meanings:
1. Name given since the Exile (life BC) to the Hebrews (Hebrew, Israelite), a Semitic people who lived in Judea (current Israel and the West Bank).
The Wandering Jew: character that Christian legend supposes condemned to wander until the end of the world.
Person descending from this people, or who has converted to Judaism (proselyte).
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