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Canaanite

Ca′naan-ite

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Noun.
1.
A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah.
2.
A Native or inhabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.

Ca′naan-ite

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Noun.
[From an Aramaic word signifying “zeal.”]
A zealot.
“Simon the Canaanite.”
Matt. x. 4.
☞ This was the “Simon called Zelotes” (
Luke vi. 15
), i.e., Simon the zealot.
Kitto.

Definition 2024


Canaanite

Canaanite

English

Proper noun

Canaanite

  1. An ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
  2. A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines.

Noun

Canaanite (plural Canaanites)

  1. A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
  2. (by extension) A zealot or fanatic.
  3. A member of the Canaanism movement.

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Adjective

Canaanite (comparative more Canaanite, superlative most Canaanite)

  1. Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan.
  2. Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic
  3. (by extension) zealous or fanatical.

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