Moabite

//ˈməʊ.əˌbaɪt// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Moab.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An extinct Canaanite Semitic language, spoken in Moab (modern-day northwestern Jordan). Extinct since 5th century BCE.

Synonyms

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moab

Example

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"So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab. They came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest."

Etymology

From Moab + -ite.

Related phrases

Moabite Stone

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