jew vs hebrew :

jew or hebrew

These terms overlap but are often distinguished in usage. In the older portions of the Bible the descendants of Abraham and Sarah are referred to as “Hebrews.” Since the 6th century BCE Babylonian captivity and the return from exile, they have been known as “Jews,” a name derived from the dominant remaining tribe of Judah. Modern Jews are seldom referred to as “Hebrews” but the language spoken in the state of Israel today, based on ancient Hebrew, is “Modern Hebrew.” Although “Hebrew” has sometimes been used in a condescending or insulting manner to refer to modern Jews, it is not in itself an insulting term. However, it is normal when you have a choice to use “Jew” to refer both to people of the Jewish faith and to ethnic Jews, religious or not.“Hewbrew” is a common misspelling of “Hebrew.” If you’re in the habit of ignoring names when they are flagged by your spelling checker, don’t ignore this one.

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Definitions
  jew
  • n  a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
  hebrew
  • n  the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
  • n  a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
  • a  of or relating to or characteristic of the Hebrews
  • a  of or relating to the language of the Hebrews
News & Articles
  jew
  • World's oldest Jew dies at the age of 113
    NEW YORK, June 14 (UPI) -- Evelyn Kozak, the world's oldest Jewish person died this week at the age of 113, officials said.
    June 14, 2013 - UPI
  • Around and About Theater: Wilde Irish 10th Annual Bloomsday Celebrations
    Wilde Irish Productions is celebrating its 10th anniversary of Berkeley Bloomsday celebrations, the date in 1904 when "Leopold Bloom, the most famous Jew in Ireland, and his cohorts go traipsing and tramping the streets and strands of Dublin," out of the pages of James Joyce's 'Ulysses,' featuring Ms. Marion McEvoy, direct from Dublin, in her show about Joyce's mother, 'A Portrait of the Artist ...
    June 14, 2013 - The Berkeley Daily Planet
  • French court says Twitter must reveal source of racist tweets
    A French court of appeal has rejected a move by Twitter seeking to shield the identities of those responsible for posts last year contravening French laws on hate speech and carrying the hashtag #unbonjuif (a good Jew). The appeals court upheld a ruling in a case brought last November by the French Jewish Students Union (UEJF) and four other French antiracism organizations, seeking to compel ...
    June 14, 2013 - PC World
  hebrew