Etymology

Jebusite

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Today it means: A member of a Canaanite tribe said to have inhabited Jerusalem prior to its conquest by Joshua or King David. Full definition →

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The story

From Jebus + -ite, from the prior name of Jerusalem according to the Book of Kings.

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