Hivite

American  

[hahy-vahyt] / ˈhaɪ vaɪt /

noun

1. a member of an ancient people inhabiting Canaan, conquered by the Israelites.

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Example Sentences

A week later Pip was informed by Mumford, during the French hour, of a curious clerical error in the list containing the names of the Hivite House Eleven, which had been put up that morning.

From "Pip" A Romance of Youth by Hay, Ian

The headquarters of the newly formed Amorite league was at Jerusalem, on the same plateau as Gibeon, the Hivite capital, and distant from it less than six miles.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)

Esau is said in one of them to have married the granddaughter of "Zibeon the Hivite," while in the other we read of "the Hivite" who dwelt under Mount Hermon.

From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

In two passages, it is true, "Hivite" seems to be used with an ethnic meaning.

From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

Esau married a daughter of Ishmael, also two other women, called daughters of Canaan, one a Hittite and the other a Hivite.

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Westbrook, Richard B.