The Definition of the word Hivites

Hivites

One of the original tribes scattered over Palestine, from Hermon "to Gibeon in the south. The name is interpreted as "midlanders" "or "villagers" (Gen. 10:17; 1 Chr. 1:15). They were probably a" "branch of the Hittites. At the time of Jacob's return to Canaan," "Hamor the Hivite was the "prince of the land" (Gen. 24:2-28)." "They are next mentioned during the Conquest (Josh. 9:7; 11:19). They principally inhabited the northern confines of Western Palestine (Josh. 11:3; Judg. 3:3). A remnant of them still existed in the time of Solomon (1 Kings 9:20).