Moabite

Moabite Definition

Mo·ab·ite (mō′ə bīt′)

noun

Etymology: ME < LL(Ec) Moabita < Gr(Ec) mōabitis

adjective

of Moab or its people or culture

Moabite Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

stone: That vowel letters have been used from ancient times is abundantly clear from the oldest inscriptions, including the Moabite stone.
kintra: Yon's hoo Naomi's guid-dochter Ruth the Moabitess cam wi her frae the Moabite kintra.
girl: Here the sons married Moabite girls named Ruth and Orpah.
territory: The inscription was found in the Jordanian village of Deir Alla, which was Moabite territory in the first millenium BC.

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