See Also: Amorite(dictionary)

Amorite (iou)



Amorite noun & adjective. M16.

A. noun. A member of any of a group of Semitic tribes whose semi-nomadic culture flourished in Mesopotamia, Palestine, and Syria in the third millennium BC and who are described in biblical texts as inhabiting the land of Canaan before the arrival of the Israelites; the language of these people. M16.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to the Amorites or their language. L19.