Bible Dictionaries
Jewess
Holman Bible Dictionary
(jew' ehssss) Female Jew. Timothy's mother was Jewish, but his father was not (Acts 16:1 ). Drusilla, the wife of Felix the Roman governor, was a Jewess (Acts 24:24 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Jewess'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/j/jewess.html. 1991.