- a descendant of Ham. Genesis 10:1, 6–20.
- a member of any of various peoples of northern and eastern Africa, as the ancient Egyptians and modern Berbers, especially those speaking any non-Semitic Afroasiatic language.
- a member of a group of peoples of N Africa supposedly descended from Noah's son Ham (Genesis 5:32, 10:6), including the ancient Egyptians, the Berbers, etc
