Gibeonite

[ gib-ee-uh-nahyt ]

/ ˈgɪb i əˌnaɪt /

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noun

one of the inhabitants of Gibeon, who were condemned by Joshua to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for the Israelites. Joshua 9.

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Origin of Gibeonite

Gibeon + -ite¹

Words nearby Gibeonite

Gibbs function, gibbsite, Gibbs phase rule, gibe, Gibeon, Gibeonite, GI Bill, giblets, gibli, Gibraltar, Gibraltar board

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How to use Gibeonite in a sentence

"A lying tongue is but for a moment;" and the Gibeonite fraud lived just three days.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua|William Garden Blaikie
Beeroth (wells), now el Bireh, 10 miles north, was one of the Gibeonite cities which made peace with Israel.
The Rand-McNally Bible Atlas|Jesse L. Hurlbut
But at home he was a mere Gibeonite, a hewer of wood and a drawer of water.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
With such rollicking fun, did Franklin, beguile his Gibeonite tasks.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2)|Wiliam Cabell Bruce

In one of these libels, Bent declared that he would not surrender his rights to a "Gibeonite of tyranny."
The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2)|John West

British Dictionary definitions for Gibeonite

Gibeonite

/ (ˈɡɪbɪəˌnaɪt) /

noun

Old Testament one of the inhabitants of the town of Gibeon, who were compelled by Joshua to serve the Hebrews (Joshua 9)

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