Arkite

English

Etymology 1

Ark +‎ -ite

Adjective

Arkite (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to Noah's Ark.
    • 1832, Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory:
      Mona took its name from being sacred to the Arkite god

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Noun

Arkite (plural Arkites)

  1. One of the descendants of Canaan, according to Genesis 10:17 and 1 Chronicles 1:15, and also inhabitants of the land of Canaan, according to Joshua 16:2.

References
  • Arkite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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