|
|
| Am·o·rite [ ámmə rt ] (plural Am·o·rites) |
noun |
|
| Definition: |
| |
member of Semitic people in Bible: a member of an ancient Semitic people who lived in Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine between about 2600 and 1200 bc
|
| [Mid-16th century. < Hebrew 'ĕmōrī< Akkadian Amurru(m), the land inhabited by the Amorites] |
|
  Am·o·rite adjective |
|
|
