Kitti כִּתִּי
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| כִּתִּי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kitti |
| Strong's number | H3794 (H3794H, H3794G) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Cyprus |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (2) |
Kitti (Hebrew כִּתִּי, Strong's H3794) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Cyprus”. It occurs 8 times.
Definition
H3794H: Cyprus
§ Chittim or Kittim = "bruisers"
a general term for all islanders of the Mediterranean Sea
a general term for all islanders of the Mediterranean Sea
H3794G: Kittim
Someone descended from Kittim of the Greeks, first mentioned at Gen.10.4; descended from Javan (H3120); along with Elishah (H0473), Tarshish (H8659) and Dodanim (H1721)
§ Chittim or Kittim = "bruisers"
1) a general term for all islanders of the Mediterranean Sea
2) the descendants of Javan, the son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
§ Chittim or Kittim = "bruisers"
1) a general term for all islanders of the Mediterranean Sea
2) the descendants of Javan, the son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | chittim (6), kittim (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | cyprus (5), kittites (2), kittim (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kitti, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 10:4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
Numbers
- Numbers 24:24And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 1:7And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 23:1The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.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.
- Isaiah 23:12And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.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.”
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 2:10For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.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:
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 27:6Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
Daniel
- Daniel 11:30For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).