Canaanite Definition
Ca·naan·ite (-īt′)
noun
- a member of the people originally inhabiting Canaan
- the Semitic language of this people
- a group of ancient Semitic languages including Phoenician, Punic, and Hebrew
Canaanite Related Forms
Ca′·naan·it′·ish (-īt′is̸h) adjective or Ca′·naan·it′ic-it′ik
Canaanite Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- amphora: Figure 29: ' Round shoulder ' Canaanite amphora in Group 2 from Amarna.
- god: They seem to have built shrines in various places, if not to a variety of Canaanite gods.
- religion: The Jewish religion is entirely based on Persian religion all bar a few relics of Egyptian and Canaanite religion which it replaced.
- city: Since when were all the Canaanite cities on the coast, or even the most important ones?
- culture: They were simply following the habits of their own Canaanite culture.
- woman: So Esau saw that his father Isaac did not want his sons to marry Canaanite women.
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