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Arvadite

Arvadite noun: an inhabitant of the island and city of Arwad.

Noun

Arvadite (plural Arvadites)

  1. An inhabitant of the island and city of Arwad.
  2. A "son" of Canaan.
    • And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

Forms of Arvadite

pluralArvadites
alternative formArvadim

Origin of Arvadite

From Ecclesiastical Latin Aradium, from Ancient Greek Ἀράδιον (Arádion), from Biblical Hebrew אַרְוָדִי ('arvāḏî) , gentilic of Biblical Hebrew אַרְוַד ('arvaḏ) . Compare Phoenician 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤃 (ʾrwd) and Ancient Greek Ἄραδος (Árados).

Questions about Arvadite

What does Arvadite mean?
Arvadite means an inhabitant of the island and city of Arwad.
What part of speech is Arvadite?
Arvadite is a noun.
What is the plural of Arvadite?
The plural of Arvadite is Arvadites.

Words near Arvadite in the dictionary

  1. Aruá
  2. Aruã
  3. ARV
  4. arva
  5. Arvada
  6. Arvadite
  7. Arvaikheer
  8. Arvak
  9. Arvaker
  10. arval
  11. arval-bread

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