Edomite

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/ˈiː.dəˌmaɪt/US[ˈiɾɪ̈mʌɪ̯t̚]

noun

A person descended from Esau (Edom).

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Meanings

nounEdomite (plural Edomites)

plural Edomites

  1. biblicalA person descended from Esau (Edom).

    And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 36:9
proper noun
  1. A Canaanite Semitic language spoken by the Edomites in southwestern Jordan in the first millennium BCE, extinct from the 6th century BCE.

Origin

From Edom + -ite.

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Translations

Danish edomit
  • edomitperson descended from Esau (Edom)
German Edomiter, Edomiterin
  • Edomiterperson descended from Esau (Edom)
  • Edomiterinperson descended from Esau (Edom)
  • Edomitischthe Semitic language of the Edomites
Hindi एदोमी, एदोमी
  • एदोमी (edomī)person descended from Esau (Edom)
  • एदोमी (edomī)the Semitic language of the Edomites
Hungarian edomita, edomi
  • edomitaperson descended from Esau (Edom)
  • edomithe Semitic language of the Edomites

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

editome
Cite this entry
APA

Edomite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edomite

MLA

“Edomite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edomite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Edomite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edomite.

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