Moabite

[ moh-uh-bahyt ]

noun

1. an inhabitant or native of Moab.
2. an extinct language of Moab, in the Canaanite group of Semitic languages.

adjective

1. Also Mo·a·bit·ic [] Mo·a·bit·ish [] of or relating to the ancient kingdom of Moab, its people, or their language.

Moabite

/ ˈməʊəˌbaɪt /

adjective

1. of or relating to Moab, an ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea, or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Moab

Word History and Origins

Origin of Moabite¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Mōabīta < Greek Mōabī́tēs, representing Hebrew mōābī. See Moab, -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The palæographical importance of the Moabite stone is equally great.

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Moses died on the summit of a Moabite mountain and his place was taken by Joshua.

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At the same time, Midianitish supremacy did not mean the destruction of the Moabite kingdom.

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Possibly the Moabite prince was not ill pleased to befriend the enemy of his own enemy, the King of Israel.

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The conquerors settled in them, and a mixed Israelitish and Moabite population was the result.

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