Hivite

[ hahy-vahyt ]

/ ˈhaɪ vaɪt /

a member of an ancient people inhabiting Canaan, conquered by the Israelites.

Example sentences from the Web for hivite

The four cities of the Hivite league, which alone made a treaty with Israel, are shown by clasped hands, the token of peace.

The Rand-McNally Bible Atlas |Jesse L. Hurlbut
In two passages, it is true, "Hivite" seems to be used with an ethnic meaning.

Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations |Archibald Sayce
All three of the parties concerned—Hivite, Amorite and Israelite—had moved with the utmost rapidity.

The Astronomy of the Bible |E. Walter Maunder