Definitions for canaanite
ˈkeɪ nəˌnaɪtcanaan·ite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 3 votes

1. Canaanitenoun

   a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites

2. Canaanitenoun

   the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Canaanitenoun

   A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.

2. Canaanitenoun

   A zealot or fanatic.

3. Canaanitenoun

   A member of the Canaanism movement.

4. Canaaniteadjective

   Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan.

5. Canaaniteadjective

   Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic

6. Canaaniteadjective

   zealous or fanatical.

7. Canaanitenoun

   An ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.

8. Canaanitenoun

   A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. canaanite

   Canaanite generally refers to the group of ancient Semitic people who inhabited the region of Canaan, an area which roughly corresponds to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan, Syria and northeastern Egypt, from the Bronze Age until the beginning of the Common Era. The term Canaanite also refers to the languages these people spoke. In a biblical context, Canaanites are often portrayed as the inhabitants of the land before the arrival of the Israelites, with whom they frequently interacted and conflicted.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. Canaanitenoun

   a descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah

2. Canaanitenoun

   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

3. Canaanitenoun

   a zealot

4. Etymology: [From an Aramaic word signifying zeal.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Canaanite

   kā′nan-īt, n. a descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham: a native of the land of Canaan.—adj. Cā′naanitish.

Matched Categories

1. • Canaanitic
   • Semite

How to pronounce canaanite?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say canaanite in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of canaanite in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of canaanite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of canaanite in a Sentence

1. Douglas Petrovich:

   On this otherwise Middle Egyptian caption were a Canaanite syllabic and the world’s oldest attested proto-consonantal letter–‘B’, depicting a house for the Hebrew consonantbayit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=canaanite
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Canaanite
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canaanite
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=canaanite