Edomite
a descendant of Esau or Edom. Numbers 20:14–21.
Origin of Edomite
1Other words from Edomite
- E·dom·it·ish, E·dom·it·ic [ee-duh-mit-ik], /ˌi dəˈmɪt ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby Edomite
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How to use Edomite in a sentence
One of the Edomite kings had built a new capital on an eminence of Mount Seir.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) | Heinrich GraetzDoeg the Edomite turned, and he fell on the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore a linen ephod.
Thou shalt not abhor the Edomite, because he is thy brother: nor the Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousFrom the Edomite thou shalt not turn away; he is thy brother?
The History of Antiquity, Vol. III (of VI) | Max DunckerBen Ezra doeth not well to keep faith with a Roman or an Edomite.
Ulric the Jarl | William O. Stoddard
British Dictionary definitions for Edomite
/ (ˈiːdəˌmaɪt) /
an inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Edom, whose people were hostile to the Israelites in Old Testament times
the ancient Semitic language of this people, closely related to Hebrew
Derived forms of Edomite
- Edomitish or Edomitic (ˌiːdəˈmɪtɪk), adjective
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