Hivite
Hivite noun: a member of one group of descendants of Canaan, son of Ham, according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 (10:17) in the Bible.
Noun (1)
Hivite (plural Hivites)
- A member of one group of descendants of Canaan, son of Ham, according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 (10:17) in the Bible.
- 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 10:15-18
Noun (2)
Hivite (plural Hivites)
- A student or alumnus of St Bees School, West Cumbria, England.
Forms of Hivite
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Origin of Hivite
From Biblical Hebrew חִוִּי (ḥiwwî) + -ite.
From hive + -ite, as a pun on bees and beehives.
Questions about Hivite
- What does Hivite mean?
- Hivite means a member of one group of descendants of Canaan, son of Ham, according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 (10:17) in the Bible.
- What part of speech is Hivite?
- Hivite is a noun.
- What is the plural of Hivite?
- The plural of Hivite is Hivites.
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