Edomite

[ee-duh-mahyt]

noun

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

Origin of Edomite

First recorded in 1350–1400; Edom + -ite¹

Related formsE·dom·it·ish, E·dom·it·ic

[ee-duh-mit-ik] /ˌi dəˈmɪt ɪk/, adjective

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Historical Examples of edomite

Now Doeg, the Edomite, the chief of Saul's herdsmen, was there that day.
The Children's Bible
Henry A. Sherman
From the Edomite thou shalt not turn away; he is thy brother?
The History of Antiquity, Vol. III (of VI)
Max Duncker
Ben Ezra doeth not well to keep faith with a Roman or an Edomite.
Ulric the Jarl
William O. Stoddard
Possibly in this period of conquest Bozrah became tributary to Moab, without ceasing to be an Edomite city.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Jeremiah
William Henry Bennett
Was it here that King Amaziah destroyed his Edomite prisoners after his victory in the “valley of salt?”
Byeways in Palestine
James Finn

British Dictionary definitions for edomite

Edomite

noun

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 FormsEdomitish or Edomitic (ˌiːdəˈmɪtɪk), adjective

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