What does "canaanite" mean?
Canaanite: A Native or inbabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
Additional senses
- 2.A zealot. "Simon the Canaanite." Matt. x.
- 3.Note: This was the "Simon called Zelotes" (Luke vi. 15), i.e., Simon the zealot. Kitto.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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