canaanite

Ca"naan*ite, n. 1. A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah. 2. A Native or inbabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. Ca"naan*ite, n. Etym: [From an Aramaic word signifying "zeal."] Defn: A zealot. "Simon the Canaanite." Matt. x. 4. Note: This was the "Simon called Zelotes" (Luke vi. 15), i.e., Simon the zealot. Kitto.

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