Jebusite

[ jeb-yuh-sahyt ]

/ ˈdʒɛb yəˌsaɪt /

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noun

a member of an ancient Canaanite people that lived inJebus.

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Origin of Jebusite

First recorded in 1525–35; Jebus + -ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM Jebusite

Jeb·u·sit·ic

[jeb-yuh-sit-ik], /ˌdʒɛb yəˈsɪt ɪk/, Jeb·u·sit·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby Jebusite

jebel, Jebel ed Druz, Jebel Musa, Jebel Toubkal, Jebus, Jebusite, Jedburgh, Jedda, jedding ax, Jedi, jee

How to use Jebusite in a sentence

The place where the angel's arm was arrested was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie
It is not improbable, however, that the site of the old Jebusite fortress was once higher than the temple rock to the north.
Biblical Geography and History|Charles Foster Kent
It is the so-called Ophel, on which the ancient Jebusite fortress was reared.
Biblical Geography and History|Charles Foster Kent
The procession is climbing the steep to the gates of the ancient Jebusite fortress, recently won by David.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1|A. Maclaren

The old Jebusite never put such a precious harvest down that hole.
A King of Tyre|James M. Ludlow