Amorite: Meaning and Definition of

Am•o•rite

Pronunciation: (am'u-rīt"), [key]
— 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.
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