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Shemite

Shemite noun: a Semite, especially a descendant of the Biblical Shem.

Noun

Shemite (plural Shemites)

  1. A Semite, especially a descendant of the Biblical Shem.

Forms of Shemite

pluralShemites

Origin of Shemite

From Shem + -ite.

Words formed from Shemite

Questions about Shemite

What does Shemite mean?
Shemite means a Semite, especially a descendant of the Biblical Shem.
What part of speech is Shemite?
Shemite is a noun.
What is the plural of Shemite?
The plural of Shemite is Shemites.

Words near Shemite in the dictionary

  1. shemaya
  2. shemayas
  3. Shemini Atzeret
  4. Shemini Atzereth
  5. shemira
  6. Shemite
  7. Shemites
  8. Shemitic
  9. Shemitish
  10. Shemitism
  11. Shemitisms

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