HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7074
קְנִזִּי
qe.niz.zi — Kenizzite
Someone descended from Keniz(?), only mentioned at Gen.15.19 § Kenezite or Kenizzites = "descendant of Kenaz" descendants of Kenaz
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Kenizzite
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
(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).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.