Wandering Jew

See also: wandering Jew

English

Proper noun

Wandering Jew

1. A Jewish shoemaker who, in Christian tradition, taunted Jesus Christ on the way to his (Jesus') crucifixion and for that was condemned to wander the Earth until Jesus' return (ie. the second coming).
   • 1944 May and June, “When the Circle was Steam Operated”, in Railway Magazine, page 150:

     The length of the stoppages could not well be reduced; indeed, they are already too short if we are to believe the tale now current of a wandering Jew sort of passenger—a lady of advanced years who can only alight from a train backwards. Every time she begins to get out a porter rushes up crying "Hurry up, ma'am; train's going!"—and pushes her in again!

Translations

the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend

• Catalan: jueu errant m
• Finnish: vaeltava juutalainen
• French: juif errant (fr)
• German: Ewiger Jude m, Wandernder Jude m
• Greek: Περιπλανώμενος Ιουδαίος m (Periplanómenos Ioudaíos)
• Italian: ebreo errante m
• Polish: Żyd Wieczny Tułacz m
• Portuguese: Judeu Errante m
• Romanian: evreul rătăcitor m
• Russian: Ве́чный Жид m (Véčnyj Žid)

Noun

Wandering Jew (plural Wandering Jews)

1. Alternative letter-case form of wandering Jew (“plant”)