Ancient Hebrew I realise needs translation, script finally nailed (9)

I believe the answer is:

israelite

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'ancient hebrew' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for israelite that I've seen before include "such as David?" , "Jew" , "For example, Nathanael" , "inhabitant of Holy Land?" , "Ancient Hebrew" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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