Definitions for moabiteˈmoʊ əˌbaɪt; -ˈbɪt ɪk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Mo•ab•iteˈmoʊ əˌbaɪt; -ˈbɪt ɪk(n.)
a native or inhabitant of Moab.
Category: Peoples
the extinct western Semitic language of the Moabites.
Category: Peoples
(adj.)of or pertaining to Moab, its people, or their language.
Category: Peoples
Origin of Moabite:
1350–1400; < LL < Gk Mōabitēs, repr. Heb mōābī
Wiktionary
Moabite(Noun)
a native or inhabitant of Moab
Moabite(ProperNoun)
Extinct Canaanite Semitic language, spoken in Moab (modern-day northwestern Jordan). Extinct since 5th century BCE.
Webster Dictionary
Moabite(noun)
one of the posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. (Gen. xix. 37.) Also used adjectively
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