Edomite
See also: édomite
English
Etymology
Noun
Edomite (plural Edomites)
- (biblical) A person descended from Esau (Edom).
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 36:9
- And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir.
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 36:9
Translations
person descended from Esau (Edom)
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Proper noun
Edomite
- A Canaanite Semitic language spoken by the Edomites in southwestern Jordan in the first millennium BCE, extinct from the 6th century BCE.
Translations
the Semitic language of the Edomites
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