Emorite
/ˈɛm.ə.raɪt/noun
An alternative English form of Amorite, referring to a member of an ancient West Semitic people of the ancient Near East.
Did you know?The Hebrew Bible uses ʾĔmōrî for the Amorites, while Akkadian sources called their land Amurru, associated with the western regions beyond Mesopotamia.
Etymological Timeline
3rd Millennium BCE
Akkadian
Amurrū
“The Amorites, or people associated with the western lands from a Mesopotamian perspective.”
2nd Millennium BCE
Akkadian
Amurru
“The Amorite people and the western region or political entity connected with them.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
אֱמֹרִי (ʾĔmōrî)
“An Amorite; a member of an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἀμορραῖος (Amorraios)
“Amorite, a rendering of the biblical ethnonym.”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Amorrhaeus
“Amorite, used in Latin biblical and historical writing.”
Early Modern English
English
Emorite
“An English variant spelling of Amorite, influenced by the Hebrew form.”