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Semite vs Shemite - What's the difference?

semite | shemite |

As nouns the difference between semite and shemite

is that semite is a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, Palestinians and other Arabs while Shemite is a descendant of the Biblical Shem.

semite

English

(wikipedia Semite)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians]], Phoenicians, Hebrews, Palestinians and other [[Arab, Arabs.
  • A descendant of any of these peoples.
  • A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic language.
  • A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Shem.

    • Related terms

    * Semitic * Semitism

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    shemite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A descendant of the Biblical Shem.
    • (Webster 1913)