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{{short description|People described in Deuteronomy}}
The '''Emites''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|m|aɪ|t|s}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|iː|m|aɪ|t|s}}) or '''Emim''' ({{langx|he|{{Script/Hebrew|אֵמִים}}}} ''ʾĒmīm'') was the [[Moabite language|Moabite]] name for [[Rephaite|Repha'im]]. They are described in the [[Book of Deuteronomy]], chapter 2 as having been a powerful and populous people. They were defeated by the [[Moab|Moabite]]s, who occupied their land.  The Emim are also mentioned in [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] {{bibleverse-nb||Genesis|14:5|HE}} and according to [[Rashi]], the name is translated as "the dreaded ones" (Hertz 1936) and the singular Ema/Emma (Hebrew: אימה) means "horror" or "terror".

{{quote|The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the [[Anakim]].|{{bibleverse||Deuteronomy|2:10|HE}}}}

==References==
*J.H. Hertz (1936) The Pentateuch and Haftoras. Deuteronomy. Oxford, Oxford University Press.

[[Category:Book of Deuteronomy]]
[[Category:Book of Genesis]]
[[Category:Giants in the Hebrew Bible]]
[[Category:Hebrew Bible nations]]
[[Category:Rephaites]]

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