Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Jew \Jew\, n. [OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L. Judaeus, Gr. ?, fr. ?
   the country of the Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Y?h?d[=a]h Judah,
   son of Jacob. Cf. {Judaic}.]
   Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah;
   after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of
   the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.

   {Jew's frankincense}, gum styrax, or benzoin.

   {Jew's mallow} (Bot.), an annual herb ({Corchorus olitorius})
      cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India
      for its fiber.

   {Jew's pitch}, asphaltum; bitumen.

   {The Wandering Jew}, an imaginary personage, who, for his
      cruelty to the Savior during his passion, is doomed to
      wander on the earth till Christ's second coming.