UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Sense 1: to become a Jew, to make oneself a Jew

Semantic domains: Associate (002003002003)

Core domains: Relationship (142); Group (074)

Definition: = action or process by which someone presents oneself as a יְהוּדִי Jew, or makes oneself a Jew, ► which could suggest a temporary profession of convenience but more likely means adopting their customs, including, as {A:LXX} explicitly states, circumcision

Forms: vbhit-

Show passage in OET: EST 8:17

OET-RV EST 8:17

17 In every single province and in every single city, wherever the letter announcing the king’s decree was brought, the Yehudim were very cheerful and had big celebrations. Many people from other groups in the empire became afraid of the Yehudim, so they converted to Youdaismos themselves.

OET-LV EST 8:17

17 And_on/over_all province and_province and_on/over_all city and_city the _place _of (of)_where the _message _of the_king and_law _of_his was_reaching gladness and_joy belonged_to_Yəhūdī a _feast and_a _day good and_many of_the _peoples _of the_earth/land were_becoming _Yəhūdī if/because dread _of the _Yəhūdī it _had _fallen on_them.

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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Form 1

Sense 1: to become a Jew, to make oneself a Jew