Associations to the word «Semite»

SEMITE, noun. A member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia and East Africa such as the Akkadians, Assyrians, Arameans, Phoenicians, Canaanites, Hebrews, Arabs and Aksumites.

SEMITE, noun. A descendant of any of these peoples.

SEMITE, noun. A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic language.

SEMITE, noun. A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Shem.

SEMITE, noun. A member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa.

SEMITE, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; "Semite peoples".