<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A republic in southwest Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7,984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km): Jerusalem (but not recognized by the international community).</li><li>The people traditionally descended from the Biblical Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people.</li><li>(In the Bible) a name given to Jacob after he had wrestled with an angel.</li><li>The northern kingdom of the ancient Hebrews, including 10 of the 12 tribes, sometimes called by the name of the chief tribe, Ephraim: Samaria.</li><li>A group considered by its members or by others as God's chosen people.</li><li>A male given name.</li></ul>