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runCDfirst   Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:04 am GMT
hi,

if the holy book of Muslims is Qura'n and the holy book of Christians is Bible then what's the holy book of Jewish?

and by the way is there a plural form of jewish, can we say jewishes?

thanx
Lazar   Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:12 am GMT
<<and by the way is there a plural form of jewish, can we say jewishes?>>

Well you see, "Jewish" can only be used as an adjective. The noun is "Jew" in the singular and "Jews" in the plural.

<<if the holy book of Muslims is Qura'n and the holy book of Christians is Bible then what's the holy book of Jewish?>>

Technically the Holy Book of Judaism is the Tanakh. In non-Jewish contexts this is referred to as the Old Testament or the Hebrew Bible. Although more commonly, people will just refer to the Torah (which is actually just the first 5 books of the Tanakh, but it's the most important bit).
Guest   Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:39 pm GMT
Are there any differences between "Jews" and "Jewish people"?
Uriel   Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:33 pm GMT
No, just that "Jewish" is the adjective form, and "Jews" is the noun.
Guest   Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:06 pm GMT
I said "Jewish people", not "Jewish" only.
Uriel   Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:28 pm GMT
Right. The answer is still no, "Jewish people" are synonymous with "Jews".

Unlike words like "Irish", you cannot use the adjective "Jewish" as a stand-alone noun anyway; you would NEED the word "people".
Guest   Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:40 pm GMT
Thanks!
Ryan   Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:40 pm GMT
No.

"Jews" and "Jewish people" are not the same thing. Jews has a negative connotation sometimes. I would likely never say "Jews", because to me it sounds offensive.