Jewish

adjective

Jew·​ish ˈjü-ish 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews

also : being a Jew

Jewishly adverb

Jewishness noun

Examples of Jewish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Miami Herald Lauren Costantino is a religion reporter for the Miami Herald funded with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and from donors comprising the South Florida Jewish and Muslim Communities, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners. —Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025

That Germany was able to take people in France, Jewish people, and deport them to the east, and even the word deport was similar. —Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025

Then-Vice President Kamala Harris, conversely, had significant majority support from Black protestants (85 percent), Jewish voters (65 percent), Hispanic Catholics (65 percent), agnostics (78 percent) and atheists (85 percent). —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025

In August, a bomb threat affected Jewish institutions across the country. —Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1531, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Jewish

• anti-Jewish
• Jewish American Princess
• Jewish calendar
• Jewish New Year
• non-Jewish

Rhymes for Jewish

• bluish