Study Dictionary
NAVE: Kenizzites
EBD: Kenizzite
SMITH: KENIZZITE
ISBE: KENIZZITE
Kenizzites
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Kenizzites: NET NIV NRSVKenizzite: NET AVS NIV NASB TEV
resident(s) of the region of Judah before conquest
possession; purchase
possession; purchase
Hebrew
Strongs #07074: yznq Q@nizziy
Kenezite or Kenizzites = "descendant of Kenaz"1) descendants of Kenaz
7074 Qnizziy ken-iz-zee'
patronymic from 7073, a Kenizzite or descendant ofKenaz:-Kenezite, Kenizzites.
see HEBREW for 07073
Kenizzite [EBD]
(1.) The name of a tribe referred to in the covenant God made with Abraham (Gen. 15:19). They are not mentioned among the original inhabitants of Canaan (Ex. 3:8; Josh. 3:10), and probably they inhabited some part of Arabia, in the confines of Syria.
(2.) A designation given to Caleb (R.V., Num. 32:12; A.V., Kenezite).