Table of Contents
1. Canaanites (כְּנַעֲנִי – Kena‘ani) #
Paleo-Hebrew Root: כנע (K-N-Ayin) #
- Pictographic Breakdown:
- כ (Kaph) – Open hand / cover / suppress
- נ (Nun) – Seed / continue / life
- ע (Ayin) – Eye / insight / watch
Meaning: To humble, to subdue, bring into submission (or trafficker/merchant) #
Canaan’s root implies a bowing down or submission—but in a corrupted way, this points to enslavement and trafficking.
Spiritual Stronghold: #
- Spirit of greed, compromise, worldly commerce
- Paleo Insight: Greedy systems that watch for and suppress the life of others, especially through economic oppression.
2. Hittites (חִתִּי – Hittî) #
Paleo-Hebrew Root: חת (Chet-Tav) #
- Pictographic Breakdown:
- ח (Chet) – Fence / wall / separation
- ת (Tav) – Cross / covenant / mark
Meaning: Terror, dread, fear #
The Hittite name comes from a root that suggests being marked or separated by fear.
Spiritual Stronghold: #
- Terror, fear, anxiety, paralysis
- Paleo Insight: Fear places a fence around your destiny, keeping you from covenant fulfillment.
3. Amorites (אֱמֹרִי – Emorî) #
Paleo-Hebrew Root: אמר (Aleph-Mem-Resh) #
- Pictographic Breakdown:
- א (Aleph) – Ox / strength / leader
- מ (Mem) – Water / chaos / nations
- ר (Resh) – Head / chief / pride
Meaning: To say, speak, boast #
This refers to high talkers, boastful speakers—and by extension, arrogance and rebellion.
Spiritual Stronghold: #
- Pride, rebellion, exaltation of man
- Paleo Insight: Strength that flows from chaotic speech and self-promotion, exalting man over God.
4. Perizzites (פְּרִזִּי – Perizzî) #
Paleo-Hebrew Root: פרז (Pey-Resh-Zayin) #
- Pictographic Breakdown:
- פ (Pey) – Mouth / word / speak
- ר (Resh) – Head / person / authority
- ז (Zayin) – Weapon / cut / divide
Meaning: Dweller in open country, without walls #
They represent vulnerability, lack of boundaries, spiritual disorder.
Spiritual Stronghold: #
- Lawlessness, lack of discipline
- Paleo Insight: A people whose words and leadership are unprotected, open to division and attack.
5. Hivites (חִוִּי – Chivvî) #
Paleo-Hebrew Root: חוה (Chet-Vav-Hey) #
- Pictographic Breakdown:
- ח (Chet) – Fence / boundary
- ו (Vav) – Nail / hook / connection
- ה (Hey) – Revelation / behold
Meaning: Lifers / villagers / serpent (rooted in “life” and “whisper”) #
The word may relate to “serpent” (as in “Eve” – Chavvah), linking to subtle deception.
Spiritual Stronghold: #
- Deception, false peace, compromise
- Paleo Insight: Serpentine deception that connects boundaries with false revelation.
6. Jebusites (יְבוּסִי – Yevûsî) #
Paleo-Hebrew Root: יבס (Yod-Bet-Samekh) #
- Pictographic Breakdown:
- י (Yod) – Hand / work
- ב (Bet) – House / family
- ס (Samekh) – Support / twist / grab
Meaning: To trample down, to tread underfoot #
They represent oppression, humiliation, rejection.
Spiritual Stronghold: #
- Discouragement, oppression, suppression of calling
- Paleo Insight: A hand that twists and suppresses the household, cutting off support.
7. Girgashites (גִּרְגָּשִׁי – Girgāshî) #
Paleo-Hebrew Root: גרש (Gimel-Resh-Shin) #
- Pictographic Breakdown:
- ג (Gimel) – Camel / lift up / carry
- ר (Resh) – Head / chief / beginning
- ש (Shin) – Teeth / consume / destroy
Meaning: Dwellers in clay soil; strangers who drive out #
Linked to earthliness, carnality, intellectual pride.
Spiritual Stronghold: #
- Materialism, rationalism, unbelief
- Paleo Insight: A force that carries away your head (authority) by consumption, replacing faith with flesh.
