"Hivite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Hivites [plural]
Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew חִוִּי (ḥiwwî) + -ite. Etymology templates: {{af|en|חִוִּי|-ite|lang1=hbo|tr1=ḥiwwî}} Biblical Hebrew חִוִּי (ḥiwwî) + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hivite (plural Hivites)
  1. (historical) A member of one group of descendants of Canaan, son of Ham, according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 (10:17) in the Bible. Tags: historical Translations (member of the tribe): ᎠᎯᏫ (ahiwi) (Cherokee), Muhivi class 1 (Malawi Lomwe), umu Hivi class 1 (Nyamwanga), muHivi class 1 (Tonga (Malawi)), muHivi [class-1] (Tumbuka)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: Hivites [plural]
Etymology: From hive + -ite, as a pun on bees and beehives. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|hive|ite}} hive + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hivite (plural Hivites)
  1. (slang) A student or alumnus of St Bees School, West Cumbria, England. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Hivite-en-noun-qHa5Hov1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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}

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