Canaanite
a member of a Semitic people that inhabited parts of ancient Palestine and were conquered by the Israelites and largely absorbed by them.
a group of Semitic languages, including Hebrew and Phoenician, spoken chiefly in ancient Palestine and Syria.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Canaan, the Canaanites, or the Canaanite group of languages.
Origin of Canaanite
1Other words from Canaanite
- Ca·naan·it·ish [key-nuh-nahy-tish], /ˈkeɪ nəˌnaɪ tɪʃ/, Ca·naan·it·ic [key-nuh-nit-ik], /ˌkeɪ nəˈnɪt ɪk/, adjective
- pre-Ca·naan·ite, noun, adjective
- pre-Ca·naan·it·ic, adjective
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How to use Canaanite in a sentence
In the commands forbidding Israel to enter into covenant with the Canaanites, or their gods, the phrase is used.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamWe cannot doubt that the sacrificing of children was practised on a large scale among the Canaanites.
Nevertheless the Canaanites, or Hametic tribes, were at this time the dominant inhabitants.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II | John LordThe Israelites were forbidden to enter into treaty with the Canaanites or their gods.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamThe Egyptian empire in Canaan passed away for ever, and the Canaanites were left free to govern themselves.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald Sayce
British Dictionary definitions for Canaanite
/ (ˈkeɪnəˌnaɪt) /
a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied the land of Canaan before the Israelite conquest
the extinct language of this people, belonging to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family
(in later books of the Old Testament) a merchant or trader (Job 40:30; Proverbs 31:24)
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