| 释义 |
Kenite, n. and a.|ˈkiːnaɪt|
[f. Heb. ḳênî a gentilic adjective associated with Heb. ḳayin a weapon made of metal, Arab. ḳayn an ironsmith, maker of iron weapons and tools, Aram. ḳênay, ḳaynāyā smith, metal-worker, Nabatæan ḳynw, Old South Arabian 'ḳnw: see -ite1.]
A. n. A member of an ancient nomadic people from S. Palestine, freq. mentioned in the Old Testament.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to the Kenites.
From the etymology it has been conjectured that the Kenites were chiefly metal-smiths.
[c1000ælfric Heptateuch Gen. xv. 19 Cynei & Cenezei; Cetmonei. 1382Wyclif Num. xxxii. 12 Caleph, the sone of Jephone, Ceneze, and Josue, the sone of Nun.] 1535Coverdale Gen. xv. 19 The Kenytes, the Kenizites, the Kydmonites. ― Judg. iv. 11 Heber the Kenyte. a1679M. Poole Annotations Holy Bible (1688) I. Judg. iv. 11 Which removal is here mentioned, lest any should wonder to find the Kenites in this place. 1710M. Henry Exposition Five Bks. Moses Num. xxiv, The Kenites were now the securest of the Nations. 1876Encycl. Brit. IV. 763/1 The aboriginal Rephaim and three Arab tribes, the Kenites, Kenizzites, and Kadmonites. 1911Ibid. XV. 729/2 Moses himself married into a Kenite family (Judges i. 16). 1962G. A. Buttrick Interpreter's Dict. Bible III. 7/1 The last mention of the Kenites in connection with the history of Israel is during the time of David before he became king over all Israel (ca. 1000). 1968Encycl. Brit. XIII. 281/1 Kenites, a clan closely related to the Midianites and Amalekites, frequently mentioned in the biblical narratives about the early history of Israel. The name was derived from Cain, whose descendants they were believed to be (Gen. iv). |