Jebusite
ye.vu.si identifies the Jebusite people, including inhabitants of Jerusalem and named individuals associated with them.
The term functions as a gentilic identification for the Jebusite people: it occurs in lists of peoples connected with the land, identifies inhabitants of Jerusalem, and is attached to individuals such as Ornan and Araunah. In boundary descriptions, the same designation is associated with Jerusalem.
Senses in use
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Jebusite people and their inhabitants · dominant
The masculine singular absolute gentilic identifies a people alongside other named groups in land and dispossession statements; in Exodus 3:8 the APB renders a destination as the place of several peoples, including “the Jebusite.” It also identifies Jerusalem's inhabitants: in Joshua 15:63 the APB renders that Judah could not dispossess the Jebusite inhabitants of Jerusalem, while in 1 Chronicles 21:15 it attaches the designation to Ornan and his threshing floor.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB regularly presents the term as “Jebusite” or “Jebusites,” whether in lists of peoples, in references to Jerusalem's inhabitants, or with named persons such as Ornan and Araunah. In boundary and city language it also renders “the Jebusite” in connection with Jerusalem.