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Noun: Moabite  'mow-u,bIt
  1. A member of an ancient Semitic people who lived east of the Dead Sea in what is now Jordan, often mentioned in the Old Testament
    "The Moabites were often in conflict with the Israelites"
     
  2. The extinct Semitic language of the ancient Moabites, closely related to Hebrew
    "The Moabite Stone provides one of the few examples of written Moabite"
Adjective: Moabite  'mow-u,bIt
  1. Relating to or characteristic of the ancient Moabites or their culture
    "Archaeologists discovered Moabite pottery at the excavation site"

Derived forms: Moabites

Encyclopedia: Moabite