Moabite

Mo·a·bite
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UK/ˈməʊ.əˌbaɪt/US/ˈmoʊ.əˌbaɪt/

noun

A native or inhabitant of Moab.

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Meanings

nounMoabite (plural Moabites)

plural Moabites

  1. A native or inhabitant of Moab.
proper noun
  1. An extinct Canaanite Semitic language, spoken in Moab (modern-day northwestern Jordan). Extinct since 5th century BCE.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
moab

Origin

From Moab + -ite.

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Translations

Catalan moabita
  • moabitalanguage
German Moabitisch
  • Moabitischlanguage
Italian moabita
  • moabitalanguage
Polish Moabita, Moabitka
  • Moabitaperson
  • Moabitkaperson
  • moabickilanguage
Russian моавитянин, моавитянка
  • моавитянин (moavitjanin)person
  • моавитянка (moavitjanka)person
  • моавитский (moavitskij)language
Scottish Gaelic Mòabach
  • Mòabachperson
Spanish moabita
  • moabitalanguage
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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