Edomite

See also: édomite

English

Etymology

Edom +‎ -ite

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiː.dəˌmaɪt/
(US) IPA^(key): [ˈiɾɪ̈mʌɪ̯t̚]
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Hyphenation: E‧do‧mite

Noun

Edomite (plural Edomites)

(biblical) A person descended from Esau (Edom).
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 36:9:
  And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir.

Translations

person descended from Esau (Edom)

Danish: edomit c
German: Edomiter m, Edomiterin f
Hungarian: edomita

Proper noun

Edomite

A Canaanite Semitic language spoken by the Edomites in southwestern Jordan in the first millennium BCE, extinct from the 6th century BCE.

Translations

the Semitic language of the Edomites

German: Edomitisch n
Hungarian: edomi

Anagrams

editome

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