moabite — ● moabite adjectif et nom Du pays de Moab. ⇒MOABITE, adj. et subst. ANTIQUITÉ A. (Celui, celle) qui est originaire du pays de Moab (région ancienne de la Palestine à l est de la mer Morte correspondant à peu près à la Jordanie actuelle), qui y… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Moabite — Mo ab*ite, n. One of the posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. ( Gen. xix. 37.) Also used adjectively. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moabite — [mō′bīt΄ishmō′ə bīt΄] n. [ME < LL(Ec) Moabita < Gr(Ec) mōabitis] 1. a person born or living in Moab 2. the extinct Semitic language spoken by the Moabites adj. of Moab or its people or culture: also Moabitish [mō′bīt΄ish] … English World dictionary
Moabite — /moh euh buyt /, n. 1. an inhabitant or native of Moab. 2. an extinct language of Moab, in the Canaanite group of Semitic languages. adj. 3. Also, Moabitic /moh euh bit ik/, Moabitish /moh euh buy tish/. of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom of … Universalium
Moabite — The designation of a tribe descended from Moab, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:37). From Zoar, the cradle of this tribe, on the south eastern border of the Dead Sea, they gradually spread over the region on the east of Jordan. Rameses II., the… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Moabite — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin Moabita, Moabites, from Greek Mōabitēs, from Mōab Moab, ancient kingdom in Syria Date: 14th century a member of an ancient Semitic people related to the Hebrews • Moabite or Moabitish adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Moabite language — Moabite Spoken in Formerly spoken in northwestern Jordan Extinct 5th century BC Language family Afro Asiatic Semitic … Wikipedia
Moabite stone — Mo ab*ite stone (Arch[ae]ol.) A block of black basalt, found at Dibon in Moab by Rev. F. A. Klein, Aug. 19, 1868, which bears an inscription of thirty four lines, dating from the 9th century b. c., and written in the Moabite alphabet, the oldest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moabite Stone — a slab of black basalt bearing an inscription recording the victory of Mesha, the king of Moab, over the Israelites, about 860 B.C. Also called Mesha Stele. [1865 70] * * * Moabite stone noun A basalt slab found (1868) at Dibon in Moab, with a… … Useful english dictionary
Moabite alphabet — eastern subdivision of the Canaanite branch of the early Semitic alphabet, closely related to the early Hebrew alphabet. The best known example of the Moabite alphabet is from the Meshaʿ, or Moabite, Stone (Louvre, Paris), which was… … Universalium
