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Moabite

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Moabite
a) a native or inhabitant of Moab
b) Extinct Canaanite Semitic language, spoken in Moab (modern-day northwestern Jordan). Extinct since 5th century BCE.

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  • Moabite — may refer to: a person from Moab, the former country of the Moabite people, currently located in the area of Jordan east of the Dead Sea the Moabite language, an extinct Canaanite dialect once spoken in Moab This disambiguation page lists… …   Wikipedia

  • Moabite — Mo ab*ite, n. One of the posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. ( Gen. xix. 37.) Also used adjectively. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moabite — /moh euh buyt /, n. 1. an inhabitant or native of Moab. 2. an extinct language of Moab, in the Canaanite group of Semitic languages. adj. 3. Also, Moabitic /moh euh bit ik/, Moabitish /moh euh buy tish/. of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom of …   Universalium

  • Moabite —    The designation of a tribe descended from Moab, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:37). From Zoar, the cradle of this tribe, on the south eastern border of the Dead Sea, they gradually spread over the region on the east of Jordan. Rameses II., the… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Moabite — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin Moabita, Moabites, from Greek Mōabitēs, from Mōab Moab, ancient kingdom in Syria Date: 14th century a member of an ancient Semitic people related to the Hebrews • Moabite or Moabitish adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Moabite — m, f ист. моавитянин [моавитянка] …   Большой французско-русский и русско-французский словарь

  • Moabite — Moab (royaume) Dieu guerrier du pays de Moab. Stèle en pierre du Bronze Récent (v. 1200 av. J. C.) ou de l Âge du Fer (v. 800 av. J. C.), découverte à Redjōm el A abed en 1861 par Félix de Saulcy et rapportée en France en 1865 par le duc de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Moabite language — Moabite Spoken in Formerly spoken in northwestern Jordan Extinct 5th century BC Language family Afro Asiatic Semitic …   Wikipedia

  • Moabite alphabet —       eastern subdivision of the Canaanite branch of the early Semitic alphabet, closely related to the early Hebrew alphabet. The best known example of the Moabite alphabet is from the Meshaʿ, or Moabite, Stone (Louvre, Paris), which was… …   Universalium