canaanite
IPA: kˈeɪnʌnaɪt
Root Word: Canaanite
noun
- An ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
- A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines.
- A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
- (by extension) A zealot or fanatic.
- A member of the Canaanism movement.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan.
- Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic.
- (by extension) zealous or fanatical.
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Examples of "canaanite" in Sentences
- The Canaanite was then in the land.
- See the article on the Canaanite languages.
- As a youth he was a member of the Canaanite movement.
- Moth is also the old Canaanite deified form of Death.
- Hebrew is the local dialect of the Canaanite language.
- Canaan is used only for the time of Canaanite habitation.
- Kotar was the Canaanite patron god of smiths and the forge.
- Canaan is the son of Ham, and the ancestor of the Canaanites.
- It is follows an explanation of the Canaanite line of defense.
- Munayer seems to be an advocate of the Canaanite origins approach.