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Canaanite   /kˈeɪnənˌaɪt/   Listen
Canaanite

noun
1.
A member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites.
2.
The extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest.



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"Canaanite" Quotes from Famous Books



... sour physician Am debarr'd the full fruition Of thy favours, I may catch Some collateral sweets, and snatch Sidelong odours, that give life Like glances from a neighbour's wife; And still dwell in the by-places, And the suburbs of thy graces, And in thy borders take delight, An unconquer'd Canaanite. ...
— The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Vol. 5 • Edited by E. V. Lucas
... personage, for which there is no good reason. Dr. Barnes, a standard author, whose commentaries have been adopted by the Presbyterian Board, takes the position that there can be no question but that Melchizedek was a Canaanite. ...
— Twentieth Century Negro Literature - Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating - to the American Negro • Various


Words linked to "Canaanite" :   Semite, Canaanitic, Canaanitic language


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