Canaanite
(noun) the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest
Canaanite
(noun) a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ca"naan*ite, n.
1. A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah.
2. A Native or inbabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
Ca"naan*ite, n. Etym: [From an Aramaic word signifying "zeal."]
Definition: A zealot. "Simon the Canaanite." Matt. x. 4.
Note: This was the "Simon called Zelotes" (Luke vi. 15), i.e., Simon the zealot. Kitto.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 November 2024
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
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