Israelian

English

Etymology

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

Mostly used by non-native speakers of English, instead of the standard word Israeli.

Adjective

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

Israelian (plural Israelians)

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

References

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

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