Canaanite
[ key-nuh-nahyt ]
/ ˈkeɪ nəˌnaɪt /
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noun
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.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of Canaan, the Canaanites, or the Canaanite group of languages.
Related formsCa·naan·it·ish [key-nuh-nahy-tish] /ˈkeɪ nəˌnaɪ tɪʃ/, Ca·naan·it·ic [key-nuh-nit-ik] /ˌkeɪ nəˈnɪt ɪk/, adjectivepre-Ca·naan·ite, noun, adjectivepre-Ca·naan·it·ic, adjective
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Indeed, the ruling family which came into prominence there is believed to have been of Canaanitic origin.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for canaanitic (1 of 2)
Canaanitic
/ (ˌkeɪnəˈnɪtɪk) /
noun
a group of ancient languages belonging to the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family and including Canaanite, Phoenician, Ugaritic, and Hebrew
adjective
denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages
British Dictionary definitions for canaanitic (2 of 2)
Canaanite
/ (ˈkeɪnəˌnaɪt) /
noun
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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