How do you use Amorites in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Amorites meaning
plural of Amorite
Using Amorites
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Amorite
- In the example corpus, amorites often appears in combinations such as: canaanites amorites, the amorites.
Context around Amorites
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Amorites
- In this selection, "amorites" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, canaanites, hittites, moved and jebusites stand out and add context to how "amorites" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as canaanites amorites hittites girgashites and as the amorites moved herds. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "amorites" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with amorites
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Clearly reveals why the Bible repeatedly mentions pagan peoples such as Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Girgashites, Jebusites and Hivites. (18 words)
Nomadic herders such as the Amorites moved herds closer to reliable water suppliers, bringing them into conflict with Akkadian populations. (20 words)
The Amorites had overrun the kingdoms of southern Mesopotamia and the Levant between the 21st and 19th centuries BC, but had hitherto been successfully repelled by the Assyrian kings during this period. (32 words)
The Canaanites, Amorites, Jebusites, and the rest, are so closely bound together by the theory of blood-kinship which even yet prevails in the Arabian deserts, that each may logically be spoken of as an individual human unit. (38 words)
The Amorites had overrun the kingdoms of southern Mesopotamia and the Levant between the 21st and 19th centuries BC, but had hitherto been successfully repelled by the Assyrian kings during this period. (32 words)
Nomadic herders such as the Amorites moved herds closer to reliable water suppliers, bringing them into conflict with Akkadian populations. (20 words)
Example sentences (4)
Clearly reveals why the Bible repeatedly mentions pagan peoples such as Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Girgashites, Jebusites and Hivites.
Nomadic herders such as the Amorites moved herds closer to reliable water suppliers, bringing them into conflict with Akkadian populations.
The Amorites had overrun the kingdoms of southern Mesopotamia and the Levant between the 21st and 19th centuries BC, but had hitherto been successfully repelled by the Assyrian kings during this period.
The Canaanites, Amorites, Jebusites, and the rest, are so closely bound together by the theory of blood-kinship which even yet prevails in the Arabian deserts, that each may logically be spoken of as an individual human unit.
Common combinations with amorites
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: