3794. Kitti or Kittiyyi

Lexicon

Kitti or Kittiyyi: Kittim, Kittites

Original Word: יתִתכִּ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: Kittiy
Pronunciation: kit-tee' or kit-tee-yee'
Phonetic Spelling: (kit-tee')
Definition: Kittim, Kittites
Meaning: a Kittite, Cypriote

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Chittim, Kittim

Or Kittiyiy {kit-tee-ee'}; 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.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused name
Definition
a son of Javan, also his desc. and their land
NASB Translation
Cyprus (3), Kittim (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[כִּתִּי] adjective, of a people always plural כִּתִּים כִּתִּיִּים; usually as

name, of a people = Cypriotes (compare Phoenician proper name, of a location כת כתי, Citium; on a connection with Kheta, –-t¹, –attê, חִתִּי, see WMM^{Asien u. Europa,345}; — on Citium see Cesnola^{Gyprus 46 ff}); — אֶרֶץ כִּתִּים Isaiah 23:1, כִּתִּיי֯ם Isaiah 23:12; כִּתִּים (as son of Yawan) Genesis 10:4 = 1 Chronicles 1:7; וְצִים ׳מִיַּד כ Numbers 24:24 ships from the side (direction) of Kittim; more Generally, of coast-lands of Mediterranean, אִיֵּי כִּתִּיִּים Jeremiah 2:10, אִיֵּי כִּתִּיִּם Ezekiel 27:6; even of Macedonian Greece, צִיִּים כִּתִּים Daniel 11:30 (only here as adjective, compare Bev) i.e. Grecian ships.

כָּתִית see below כתת.

כתל (√ of following; compare Arabic make into firm lumps or blocks, make compact; Frey also bind, imprison, be joined together).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from כִּתִּיִּי (Kittiy), which refers to the descendants of Kittim, a son of Javan, who was a son of Japheth, according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent of Kittim is often associated with the term Κιττιοι (Kittioi), which appears in the Septuagint and other Greek texts. This term is used to refer to the inhabitants of Cyprus or related regions in the Greek-speaking world.

Usage: The term is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the people or region associated with Kittim, often linked to maritime activities and trade. It is sometimes used to refer to distant lands or peoples in a general sense.

Context: • The term יתִתכִּ (Kittite) is primarily associated with the descendants of Kittim, who are believed to have settled on the island of Cyprus. The Kittites are mentioned in the context of the Table of Nations in Genesis 10:4, where Kittim is listed as a descendant of Javan, son of Japheth. This association places the Kittites within the broader narrative of the spread of nations following the flood.
• In the prophetic literature, Kittim is often used to symbolize distant lands or powerful maritime nations. For example, in Isaiah 23:1, the "ships of Tarshish" are instructed to wail because their stronghold is destroyed, and Kittim is mentioned as a place of refuge or trade.
• The term is also used in the context of eschatological prophecies, where Kittim may represent foreign powers or distant nations that play a role in the unfolding of divine plans. In Daniel 11:30, the "ships of Kittim" are mentioned in a prophecy concerning the conflicts between the kings of the North and South.
• The historical and geographical identification of Kittim with Cyprus is supported by archaeological and historical evidence, which suggests that the island was a significant center of trade and cultural exchange in the ancient Mediterranean world.

Forms and Transliterations

כִּתִּ֔ים כִּתִּ֖ים כִּתִּים֙ כִתִּיִּים֙ כִּתִּיִּֽים׃ כִּתִּים֙ כתיים כתיים׃ כתים chittiYim kit·tî·yîm ḵit·tî·yîm kit·tîm kitTim kittîm kittiYim kittîyîm ḵittîyîm

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 10:4
HEB: אֱלִישָׁ֣ה וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישׁ כִּתִּ֖ים וְדֹדָנִֽים׃
NAS: and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.
KJV: and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
INT: Elishah and Tarshish Kittim and Dodanim

Numbers 24:24
HEB: וְצִים֙ מִיַּ֣ד כִּתִּ֔ים וְעִנּ֥וּ אַשּׁ֖וּר
NAS: [shall come] from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict
KJV: [shall come] from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict
INT: ships the coast of Kittim shall afflict Asshur

1 Chronicles 1:7
HEB: אֱלִישָׁ֣ה וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה כִּתִּ֖ים וְרוֹדָנִֽים׃ ס
NAS: Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.
KJV: and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
INT: Elishah Tarshish Kittim and Dodanim

Isaiah 23:1
HEB: מִבּ֔וֹא מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כִּתִּ֖ים נִגְלָה־ לָֽמוֹ׃
NAS: to them from the land of Cyprus.
KJV: from the land of Chittim it is revealed
INT: harbor the land of Cyprus is reported

Isaiah 23:12
HEB: [כִּתִּיִּים כ] (כִּתִּים֙ ק) ק֣וּמִי
NAS: Arise, pass over to Cyprus; even there
KJV: pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
INT: daughter of Sidon Chittim Arise pass

Jeremiah 2:10
HEB: עִבְר֞וּ אִיֵּ֤י כִתִּיִּים֙ וּרְא֔וּ וְקֵדָ֛ר
NAS: to the coastlands of Kittim and see,
KJV: the isles of Chittim, and see;
INT: cross to the coastlands of Kittim and see to Kedar

Ezekiel 27:6
HEB: [כִּתִּיִּם כ] (כִּתִּיִּֽים׃ ק)
NAS: from the coastlands of Cyprus.
KJV: [brought] out of the isles of Chittim.
INT: of boxwood the coastlands Chittim

Daniel 11:30
HEB: ב֜וֹ צִיִּ֤ים כִּתִּים֙ וְנִכְאָ֔ה וְשָׁ֛ב
NAS: For ships of Kittim will come
KJV: For the ships of Chittim shall come
INT: will come ships of Kittim will be disheartened and will return

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3794
8 Occurrences

ḵit·tî·yîm — 1 Occ.
kit·tîm — 6 Occ.
kit·tî·yîm — 1 Occ.