relating to or denoting the indigenous peoples of Judea (Israel)
a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient Jewish people and who trace their origins through the ancient Hebrew people of Israel to Abraham.
Origin
The English term Jew originates in the Biblical Hebrew word Yehudi, meaning “from the Kingdom of Judah”. It passed into Greek as Ioudaios and Latin as Iudaeus, which evolved into the Old French giu after the letter “d” was dropped.