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Hamathite

Hamathite noun: a descendant of Canaan, according to Genesis 10:18 and 1 Chronicles 1:16, inhabiting the Kingdom of Hamath, located in what is now western Syria and northern Lebanon.

Noun

Hamathite (plural Hamathites)

  1. (historical) A descendant of Canaan, according to Genesis 10:18 and 1 Chronicles 1:16, inhabiting the Kingdom of Hamath, located in what is now western Syria and northern Lebanon.
    • 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 Hamathite

pluralHamathites

Origin of Hamathite

From Hamath + -ite.

Questions about Hamathite

What does Hamathite mean?
Hamathite means a descendant of Canaan, according to Genesis 10:18 and 1 Chronicles 1:16, inhabiting the Kingdom of Hamath, located in what is now western Syria and northern Lebanon.
What part of speech is Hamathite?
Hamathite is a noun.
What is the plural of Hamathite?
The plural of Hamathite is Hamathites.

Words near Hamathite in the dictionary

  1. hamates
  2. Hamath
  3. hamathecia
  4. hamathecial
  5. hamathecium
  6. Hamathite
  7. Hamathites
  8. hamatia
  9. hamatias
  10. hamatoxylin
  11. hamatsa

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