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Hivite

American  
[hahy-vahyt] / ˈhaɪ vaɪt /

noun

  1. a member of an ancient people inhabiting Canaan, conquered by the Israelites.


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Tiny, who had been stepping out and playing forward with the irritating accuracy of an automaton, played just inside a ball from the Hivite fast bowler, Martin.

From "Pip" A Romance of Youth by Ian Hay

Behold, I drive out before you the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

From The World English Bible (WEB): Exodus by Anonymous

Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

From Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View by Calvin Elliott

Esau married a daughter of Ishmael, also two other women, called daughters of Canaan, one a Hittite and the other a Hivite.

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook

A week later Pip was informed by Mumford, during the French hour, of a curious clerical error in the list containing the names of the Hivite House Eleven, which had been put up that morning.

From "Pip" A Romance of Youth by Ian Hay

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