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Jebusite

[ jeb-yuh-sahyt ]

noun

  1. a member of an ancient Canaanite people that lived in Jebus.


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Other Words From

  • Jeb·u·sit·ic [jeb-y, uh, -, sit, -ik], Jebu·siti·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jebusite1

First recorded in 1525–35; Jebus + -ite 1
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Example Sentences

The place where the angel's arm was arrested was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

It is not improbable, however, that the site of the old Jebusite fortress was once higher than the temple rock to the north.

It is the so-called Ophel, on which the ancient Jebusite fortress was reared.

The procession is climbing the steep to the gates of the ancient Jebusite fortress, recently won by David.

The old Jebusite never put such a precious harvest down that hole.

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