Berean Strong's Lexicon Kitti or Kittiyyi: Kittim, Kittites Original Word: כִּתִּי or כִּתִּיִּי Word Origin: Derived from כִּתִּים (Kittim), which refers to the descendants of Javan, son of Japheth, son of Noah. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2791 (Κιττιοι - Kittioi): Refers to the people of Kittim, often associated with Cyprus or the broader Mediterranean region. Usage: The term "Kitti" or "Kittiyyi" refers to the people or region associated with Kittim. In the Bible, Kittim is often used to denote the inhabitants of Cyprus or the broader region of the Mediterranean islands and coastlands. It is sometimes used to refer to distant lands or maritime peoples. Cultural and Historical Background: The Kittim are traditionally identified with the inhabitants of Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean. Over time, the term expanded to include other maritime peoples and regions, such as the Greeks and Romans. The Kittim were known for their seafaring abilities and played a significant role in trade and cultural exchanges in the ancient Near East. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom 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 WMMAsien u. Europa,345; — on Citium see CesnolaGyprus 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 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. 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 ḵittîyîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 1 Chronicles 1:7 Isaiah 23:1 Isaiah 23:12 Jeremiah 2:10 Ezekiel 27:6 Daniel 11:30 8 Occurrences |
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make into firm lumps or blocks, make compact; Frey also bind, imprison, 
be joined together). 
