- cherethite
- cher·e·thite
English syllables. 2014.
cherethite
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cherethite — ˌthīt noun ( s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Hebrew Kĕrēthī + English ite : a member of a group of the ancient Philistines from which the bodyguard of Israel s King David was recruited … Useful english dictionary
PHILISTINES — (Heb. פְּלִשְׁתִּים), a people of Aegean origin occupying the south coast of Palestine, called Philistia (פְּלֶשֶׁת, peleshet) in the Bible, and often at war with the Israelites. The name Philistine is first found in the Egyptian form prst as one … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Cherethites — (Hebrew: כרתי) is a name given by the Hebrew Bible to one of the ethnic groups in the Levant. Their identity has not been determined with certainty. In some passages it appears that Cherethites was used as a synonym for the Philistines; the… … Wikipedia
