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כִּתִּי

kit.tiKittim
hebrewOld TestamentName of a people group8 occurrences7 books8 verses
This word comes from the names of Kittim and Cyprus.

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
Traditional renderings: Chittim, Kittim.

Glossary entries

Cyprus Elishah Kittim Chittim

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

8 total
  1. Genesis 10:4כִּתִּ֖ים · the Kittites
    And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
  2. Numbers 24:24כִּתִּ֔ים · of Cyprus
    Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:7כִּתִּ֖ים · the Kittites
    And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
  4. Isaiah 23:1כִּתִּ֖ים · of Cyprus
    This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
  5. Isaiah 23:12כִּתִּיִּים · to Cyprus
    He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”
  6. Jeremiah 2:10כִתִּיִּים֙ · of Cyprus
    Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:
  7. Ezekiel 27:6כִּתִּיִּם׃ · of Cyprus
    Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
  8. Daniel 11:30כִּתִּים֙ · of Kittim
    Ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and rage against the holy covenant and do damage. So he will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.