Edomite
E·do·mite[ˈiɾɪ̈mʌɪ̯t̚]noun
Edomite is spelled E-D-O-M-I-T-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables (E·do·mite). It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Edomite means “A person descended from Esau (Edom)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Edomite is Edomites.
How many letters and syllables are in Edomite?
| Letters | 7: E-D-O-M-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: E·do·mite |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Edomite?
Edomite appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Edomite?
- /ˈiː.dəˌmaɪt/
- US [ˈiɾɪ̈mʌɪ̯t̚]
Edomite has 3 syllables, split E·do·mite in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-JutishMale-Edomite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Edomite
- Edomites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Edomite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person descended from Esau (Edom).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Edomite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person descended from Esau (Edom):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Edomiter, Edomiterin |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Edomite come from?
From Edom + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).