2006-08-04 03:09:16 · 5 answers · asked by Hatikvah 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
A member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
2006-08-04 03:12:43 · answer #1 · answered by sajesh.k 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In common terms, someone who is Jewish.
More accurately:
1. A member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Near East and northern Africa, including the Arabs, Arameans, Babylonians, Carthaginians, Ethiopians, Hebrews, and Phoenicians.
2. A Jew
3. (Bible): A decendent of Shem
2006-08-04 03:12:53 · answer #2 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noah and his descendants populated the Earth after the Deluge. Noah had three sons, Sem, Cham and Yafeth. Sem's descendants populated Asia, Cham's Africa and Yafeth's Europe. So a Semite is a descendant of Sem, probabbly from one of the Arab countries, but it could also come from China, Japan, India, Malaysia, Korea, etc.
2006-08-04 06:30:05 · answer #3 · answered by Joseph M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs
2006-08-04 03:12:49 · answer #4 · answered by cookiesmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Half a ite ?
2006-08-04 03:19:32 · answer #5 · answered by StéphanDeGlasgow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋