Edomite
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- proper noun
- As an Edomite, he faced prejudice from the Jewish population.
Examples
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Doeg, the Edomite.
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Growing up as a Christian, I was often conflicted by the mixed messages of Jews being the Chosen people and being the Chosen people, until I found the real meaning of Jew from the Edomite Herodian Kingdom was very different from Judahite, Benjaminite, etc.
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But also the Edomite MSM owners would never cross their fellow Edomite banksters.
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But also the Edomite MSM owners would never cross their fellow Edomite banksters.
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For a lifetime interest-free loan, you could be an Edomite for all I care if you refuse to charge usury!
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The same holds for Hebrew El, but in Judaism, God is also given a proper name, the tetragrammaton (written YHWH), originally the name of an Edomite or Midianite deity, Yahweh.
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The Edomite king Herod ruled during a turbulent time in Judean history.
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The historian described the Edomite culture and its unique traditions.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Edomite = Edom (transparent) = Edom + ite
The noun denoting a member of the people is a standard derivation using '-ite' from the place/name 'Edom'.
Etymology
Edomite comes from Edom, a place name from Hebrew that means 'red'. A story says Esau was called Edom after a red stew, so an Edomite is a person from that 'red' land.