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This is about explaining the meanings and origins of names across cultures. It is managed by a name researcher aspiring to be a scholar in onomastics.

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Israelites refers to the ancient Semitic people of the Bible, while Israelis refers to modern citizens of the State of Israel (est. 1948). The mix-up happens because they are paronyms -- words that look or sound alike but have different meanings.