Definitions for Jews

Jews Jew

Spelling: [joo]
IPA: /dʒu/

Jews is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 15 anagrams from letters in Jews (ejsw).

Definitions for Jews

noun

  1. one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite.
  2. a person whose religion is Judaism.
  3. a subject of the ancient kingdom of Judah.

adjective

  1. Offensive. of Jews; Jewish.

verb (used with object)

  1. (lowercase) Offensive. to bargain sharply with; beat down in price (often followed by down).

Origin of Jews

1125-75; Middle English jewe, giu, gyu, ju Old French juiu, juieu, gyu Late Latin judēus, Latin jūdaeus Greek ioudaîos Aramaic yehūdāi Hebrew Yəhūdhī, derivative of Yəhūdhāh Examples for Jews

In those days, the jews, like all other people, worshipped many gods.

And for those on the Palestinian right who still dream of driving the jews into the sea, they too can forget it.

But when the jews entered Palestine, the Canaanites lived in towns and villages.

Divorcees, jews, and new money were excluded from the Knickerbockers.

I stood with a tape recorder, listening to men denounce the liberal media controlled by jews.

It marked a groundbreaking moment in how the country viewed jews, especially Jewish women.

Their ancestors, like those of the jews and the Babylonians, had been a desert folk.

But the Egyptians heard of this and guarded the jews more carefully than ever before.

As of 2013, jews make up 1.8 to 2.2 percent of the adult U.S. population.

After a time, however, the jews and the Canaanites became friends.

Word Value for Jews
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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