Moabite
an inhabitant or native of Moab.
an extinct language of Moab, in the Canaanite group of Semitic languages.
Also Mo·a·bit·ic [moh-uh-bit-ik], /ˌmoʊ əˈbɪt ɪk/, Mo·a·bit·ish [moh-uh-bahy-tish]. /ˈmoʊ əˌbaɪ tɪʃ/. of or relating to the ancient kingdom of Moab, its people, or their language.
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How to use Moabite in a sentence
The palæographical importance of the Moabite stone is equally great.
Moses died on the summit of a Moabite mountain and his place was taken by Joshua.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceAt the same time, Midianitish supremacy did not mean the destruction of the Moabite kingdom.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SaycePossibly the Moabite prince was not ill pleased to befriend the enemy of his own enemy, the King of Israel.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceThe conquerors settled in them, and a mixed Israelitish and Moabite population was the result.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald Sayce
British Dictionary definitions for Moabite
/ (ˈməʊəˌbaɪt) Old Testament /
of or relating to Moab, an ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea, or its inhabitants
a native or inhabitant of Moab
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