Strong's H3794 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: כִּתִּי (Kittîy)

Pronunciation: kit-tee'

POS: kit-tee' Morph: a

Exegesis: or ; patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the plural);

Definition: or כִּתִּיִּי; patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the plural); a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine; Chittim, Kittim.

KJV Usage: Chittim, Kittim.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Chittim or Kittim = "bruisers"
• 2. 1) a general term for all islanders of the Mediterranean Sea
• 3. 2) the descendants of Javan, the son of Japheth and grandson of Noah

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