This feminine gentilicial adjective with the definite article designates a woman identified as Jewish or Judahite. In the genealogical passage of 1 Chronicles 4:18, the term appears in a textually difficult verse concerning the descendants of Bithiah, Pharaoh's daughter whom Mered married. The designation 'the Jewess' distinguishes this wife from Bithiah, who was Egyptian. The usage reflects the ethnic-religious identity marker that becomes prominent in post-exilic literature.