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ALL meanings of canaanite

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  • noun canaanite a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied the land of Canaan before the Israelite conquest 3
  • noun canaanite the extinct language of this people, belonging to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family 3
  • noun canaanite (in later books of the Old Testament) a merchant or trader (Job 40:30; Proverbs 31:24) 3
  • noun canaanite a member of the people originally inhabiting Canaan 3
  • noun canaanite the Semitic language of this people 3
  • noun canaanite a group of ancient Semitic languages including Phoenician, Punic, and Hebrew 3
  • noun canaanite An ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites. 1
  • noun canaanite the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter. 1
  • noun canaanite Simon the Zealot, one of the twelve apostles. Matt. 10:4. 1
  • noun canaanite the Canaanite, one of the twelve apostles. Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15. 1
  • noun canaanite a relative, perhaps a brother, of Jesus: sometimes identified with Simon the Canaanite. Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3. 1
  • noun canaanite (“Simon Magus”) the Samaritan sorcerer who was converted by the apostle Philip. Acts 8:9–24. 1
  • noun canaanite (“Simon Magus”) fl. 2nd century a.d. ?, founder of a Gnostic sect and reputed prototype of the Faust legend: often identified with the Biblical Simon Magus. 1
  • noun canaanite Claude [klohd] /kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1913–2005, French novelist, born in Madagascar: Nobel prize 1985. 1
  • noun canaanite Herbert Alexander, 1916–2001, U.S. social scientist and economist: Nobel prize 1978. 1
  • noun canaanite Sir John (Allsebrook) [awlz-broo k] /ˈɔlzˌbrʊk/ (Show IPA), 1873–1954, British statesman and lawyer. 1
  • noun canaanite Neil, born 1927, U.S. playwright. 1
  • noun canaanite Paul, born 1942, U.S. singer and songwriter. 1
  • noun canaanite a male given name, form of Simeon. 1
  • adjective canaanite of, relating to, or characteristic of Canaan, the Canaanites, or the Canaanite group of languages. 1
  • noun canaanite A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites. 0
  • noun canaanite (by extension) A zealot or fanatic. 0
  • noun canaanite A member of the Canaanism movement. 0
  • adjective canaanite Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan. 0
  • adjective canaanite Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic. 0
  • adjective canaanite (by extension) zealous or fanatical. 0
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