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单词 gibeonite
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Gibeonite

[ gib-ee-uh-nahyt ]
/ ˈgɪb i əˌnaɪt /

noun

one of the inhabitants of Gibeon, who were condemned by Joshua to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for the Israelites. Joshua 9.

Origin of Gibeonite

Gibeon + -ite1

Words nearby Gibeonite

gibbsite, Gibbs phase rule, gibbus, gibe, Gibeon, Gibeonite, GI Bill, giblets, gibli, Gibraltar, Gibraltar board
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Example sentences from the Web for Gibeonite

  • "A lying tongue is but for a moment;" and the Gibeonite fraud lived just three days.

    The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua|William Garden Blaikie
  • With such rollicking fun, did Franklin, beguile his Gibeonite tasks.

    Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2)|Wiliam Cabell Bruce
  • Beeroth (wells), now el Bireh, 10 miles north, was one of the Gibeonite cities which made peace with Israel.

    The Rand-McNally Bible Atlas|Jesse L. Hurlbut
  • In one of these libels, Bent declared that he would not surrender his rights to a "Gibeonite of tyranny."

    The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2)|John West

British Dictionary definitions for Gibeonite

Gibeonite
/ (ˈɡɪbɪəˌnaɪt) /

noun

Old Testament one of the inhabitants of the town of Gibeon, who were compelled by Joshua to serve the Hebrews (Joshua 9)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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