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Definition 1: a woman who is a Jew - [noun denoting person]
(jewess is a kind of ...) a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
(... is an instance of jewess) (Old Testament) when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and his family were told to flee without looking back; Lot's wife was disobedient and was immediately changed into a pillar of salt
(... is an instance of jewess) (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
(... is an instance of jewess) wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC)