Amorite

[ am-uh-rahyt ]

/ ˈæm əˌraɪt /

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noun

a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. 2 Samuel 12:26–31.

the Semitic language of the Amorites.

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Origin of Amorite

First recorded in 1600–10; from Hebrew ĕmōr(ī) “Amorites” + -ite¹

Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite and thy mother a Hittite.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
But Amorite kingdoms were established elsewhere on both sides of the Jordan.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce
It was only on the northern frontier of Palestine and in the kingdom of Sihon that the name of "Amorite" alone was used.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce
The land north of the Arnon became Amorite; but the Ammonite frontier was too well defended to be broken through.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce

All three of the parties concerned—Hivite, Amorite and Israelite—had moved with the utmost rapidity.
The Astronomy of the Bible|E. Walter Maunder