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Girgashite

Girgashite noun: a member of a certain group of descendants of Canaan who inhabited the land of Canaan.

Noun

Girgashite (plural Girgashites)

  1. A member of a certain group of descendants of Canaan who inhabited the land of Canaan.
  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 Girgashite

pluralGirgashites
alternative formGirgasite

Origin of Girgashite

From Ecclesiastical Latin Gergeseum, from Ancient Greek Γεργεσαῖον (Gergesaîon), from Biblical Hebrew גִּרְגָּשִׁי (girgāšî). Further etymology is unknown.

Questions about Girgashite

What does Girgashite mean?
Girgashite means a member of a certain group of descendants of Canaan who inhabited the land of Canaan.
What part of speech is Girgashite?
Girgashite is a noun.
What is the plural of Girgashite?
The plural of Girgashite is Girgashites.

Words near Girgashite in the dictionary

  1. gires
  2. Giresun
  3. GIRFEC
  4. Girgarre
  5. Girgarre East
  6. Girgashite
  7. Girgashites
  8. Girgasite
  9. Girgasites
  10. girgensonine
  11. Girgenti

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