Dictionary definitions of a “Jew” include “a member of the tribe of Judah,” “an Israelite,” “a member of a nation existing in the land of Israel from the 6th century B.C. to the 1st century A.D.,” “a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient Jewish people,” and “one whose religion is Judaism.”
Ufafanuzi wa kamusi wa "Myahudi" pamoja na "mwanachama wa kabila la Yuda," "Msraeli," "mwanachama wa taifa lililopo katika Palestina kutoka karne ya 6 BC kwa karne ya 1 A.D, " "ni uendelezo binafsi kupitia ukoo au uongofu wa watu wa kale kuwa Wayahudi, "na" mtu ambaye dini yake ni ya Kiyahudi." Kwa mujibu wa marabi Wayahudi, Myahudi ni yule ambaye ana mama Myahudi au mtu ambaye rasmi hubadilishwa kwa Uyahudi.