AMORITE


Meaning of AMORITE in English

/am"euh ruyt'/ , n.

1. a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26-31.

2. the Semitic language of the Amorites.

[ 1600-10; emor ( i ) Amorites + -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .