Edomite

[ ee-duh-mahyt ]

noun

1. a descendant of Esau or Edom. Numbers 20:14–21.

Edomite

/ ˌiːdəˈmɪtɪk; ˈiːdəˌmaɪt /

noun

1. an inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Edom, whose people were hostile to the Israelites in Old Testament times
2. the ancient Semitic language of this people, closely related to Hebrew

Derived Forms

• ˈEdomˌitish, adjective

Other Words From

• Edom·itish E·dom·it·ic [ee-d, uh, -, mit, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Edomite¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Edom + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

One of the Edomite kings had built a new capital on an eminence of Mount Seir.

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Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell on the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore a linen ephod.

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Thou shalt not abhor the Edomite, because he is thy brother: nor the Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land.

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From the Edomite thou shalt not turn away; he is thy brother?

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Ben Ezra doeth not well to keep faith with a Roman or an Edomite.

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