Semite

[ sem-ahyt or, especially British, see-mahyt ]

/ ˈsɛm aɪt or, especially British, ˈsi maɪt /

noun

a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.

a Jew.

a member of any of the peoples descended from Shem, the eldest son of Noah.

Origin of Semite

1870–75; <New Latin sēmīta<Late Latin Sēm (<Greek Sḗm<Hebrew ShēmShem) + -īta-ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM Semite

non-Semite, noun

Words nearby Semite

semisubterranean, semisulcus, semisweet, semisynthetic, semisystematic name, Semite, semitendinous muscle, semiterrestrial, Semitic, Semitics, Semitism

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Example sentences from the Web for Semite

These two names (Aryan and Semite), then, signify today rather two groups of peoples than two distinct races.
History Of Ancient Civilization|Charles Seignobos
In such material products the eye at once detects the Semite's readiness to avail himself of foreign models.
Legends Of Babylon And Egypt|Leonard W. King
His force diminished, his numbers lessened, and the subjugated Semite increased in strength.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce
In spite of his proto-Semitic strain, the ancient Egyptian himself never became a Semite.
Legends Of Babylon And Egypt|Leonard W. King

One rather wonders whether Noah was a Semite as well as his eldest son, and whether these laws really go back as early as Shem.
The Relations between the Laws of Babylonia and the Laws of the Hebrew Peoples|C. H. W. Johns

British Dictionary definitions for Semite

Semite

less commonly Shemite

/ (ˈsiːmaɪt) /

noun

a member of the group of Caucasoid peoples who speak a Semitic language, including the Jews and Arabs as well as the ancient Babylonians, Assyrians, and Phoenicians

another word for a Jew

Word Origin for Semite

C19: from New Latin sēmīta descendant of Shem, via Greek Sēm, from Hebrew Shem

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Semite

Semite

[ (sem-eyet) ]

Someone who belongs to the Semitic peoples. The Semites are supposedly descended from the biblical Shem, the eldest son of Noah.

单词	semite
释义	Semite [ sem-ahyt or, especially British, see-mahyt ] / ˈsɛm aɪt or, especially British, ˈsi maɪt / noun a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs. a Jew. a member of any of the peoples descended from Shem, the eldest son of Noah. Origin of Semite 1870–75; <New Latin sēmīta<Late Latin Sēm (<Greek Sḗm<Hebrew ShēmShem) + -īta-ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM Semite non-Semite, noun Words nearby Semite semisubterranean, semisulcus, semisweet, semisynthetic, semisystematic name, Semite, semitendinous muscle, semiterrestrial, Semitic, Semitics, Semitism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Semite These two names (Aryan and Semite), then, signify today rather two groups of peoples than two distinct races. History Of Ancient Civilization\|Charles Seignobos In such material products the eye at once detects the Semite's readiness to avail himself of foreign models. Legends Of Babylon And Egypt\|Leonard W. King His force diminished, his numbers lessened, and the subjugated Semite increased in strength. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations\|Archibald Sayce In spite of his proto-Semitic strain, the ancient Egyptian himself never became a Semite. Legends Of Babylon And Egypt\|Leonard W. King One rather wonders whether Noah was a Semite as well as his eldest son, and whether these laws really go back as early as Shem. The Relations between the Laws of Babylonia and the Laws of the Hebrew Peoples\|C. H. W. Johns British Dictionary definitions for Semite Semite less commonly Shemite / (ˈsiːmaɪt) / noun a member of the group of Caucasoid peoples who speak a Semitic language, including the Jews and Arabs as well as the ancient Babylonians, Assyrians, and Phoenicians another word for a Jew Word Origin for Semite C19: from New Latin sēmīta descendant of Shem, via Greek Sēm, from Hebrew Shem Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Semite Semite [ (sem-eyet) ] Someone who belongs to the Semitic peoples. The Semites are supposedly descended from the biblical Shem, the eldest son of Noah. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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