H3794Hebrewkittiym
כִּתִּי
a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine
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Strong’s Definition
a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine
Etymology & Derivation
or כִּתִּיִּי; patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the plural);
KJV Usage
Chittim, Kittim.
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.a general term for all islanders of the mediterranean sea
- 2.the descendants of javan, the son of japheth and grandson of noah
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: Kittîy; Pronunciation: kit-tee'