Canaanite

/kˈanɑːnˌaɪt/

/ˈkeɪnəˌnaɪt/

Canaanite

the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest

a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites

Examples

1. Number two is the Canaanite religion.

2. The Canaanite roots of Israel's ancestors are clear.

3. and he is Canaanite What?

4. Canaanite religious ritual took place in small temples that housed cultic statues.