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Jebusite

Jebusite

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Relating to an ancient people who lived in Jerusalem before the Israelites
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒɛb.ə.saɪt/
  • Literature
: jebusita
  • The museum features a display of Jebusite pottery and tools from ancient Jerusalem.

Examples

  • Archaeologists discovered Jebusite artifacts beneath the city's oldest ruins.

  • The Jebusite walls of Jerusalem were built long before King David's conquest.

  • The Jebusite city was known for its strong walls.

  • Many archaeologists study Jebusite artifacts found in Jerusalem.

  • The Jebusite walls of Jerusalem were built long before King David's conquest.

  • The museum features a display of Jebusite pottery and tools from ancient Jerusalem.

  • Archaeologists discovered Jebusite artifacts beneath the city's oldest ruins.

Surface Forms

Jebusite positive

Morphology

Jebusite = Jebus (transparent) = Jebus + ite

Formed by the productive suffix '-ite' meaning 'related to' or 'inhabitant of' the place name 'Jebus', so the relation is directly derivable from the base.

Etymology

Jebusite comes from the old name Jebus, which was an early name for the city now called 'Jerusalem'. So something described as Jebusite is connected to that ancient people or their city.