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Lexicon :: Strong's H3794 - kitîm

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כִּתִּים
Transliteration
kitîm
Pronunciation
kit-tee'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the pl.)
Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: כתים (Gesenius) כתיי (Strongs) כתי (Strongs) כתיים (Gesenius)

Strong’s Definitions

כִּתִּי Kittîy, kit-tee'; or כִּתִּיִּי Kittîyîy; 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 Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H3794 in the following manner: Chittim (6x), Kittim (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H3794 in the following manner: Chittim (6x), Kittim (2x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כִּתִּי Kittîy, kit-tee'; or כִּתִּיִּי Kittîyîy; 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.
STRONGS H3794: Abbreviations
† [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, Ḫ-tā, Ḫattê, 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:4

Numbers

24:24

1 Chronicles

1:7

Isaiah

23:1; 23:12

Jeremiah

2:10

Ezekiel

27:6

Daniel

11:30

H3794

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Strong's Number H3794 matches the Hebrew כִּתִּים (kitîm),
which occurs 10 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:4 - Les fils de Javan: Élischa, Tarsis, Kittim et Dodanim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:24 - Mais des navires viendront de Kittim, Ils humilieront l'Assyrien, ils humilieront l'Hébreu; Et lui aussi sera détruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:7 - Fils de Javan: Élischa, Tarsisa, Kittim et Rodanim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:1 - Oracle sur Tyr. Lamentez-vous, navires de Tarsis! Car elle est détruite: plus de maisons! plus d'entrée! C'est du pays de Kittim que la nouvelle leur en est venue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:12 - Il a dit: Tu ne te livreras plus à la joie, Vierge déshonorée, fille de Sidon! Lève-toi, passe au pays de Kittim! Même là, il n'y aura pas de repos pour toi.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:10 - Passez aux îles de Kittim, et regardez! Envoyez quelqu'un à Kédar, observez bien, Et regardez s'il y a rien de semblable!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:6 - Ils ont fabriqué tes rames avec des chênes de Basan, Et tes bancs avec de l'ivoire travaillé dans du buis, Et apporté des îles de Kittim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:30 - Des navires de Kittim s'avanceront contre lui; découragé, il rebroussera. Puis, furieux contre l'alliance sainte, il ne restera pas inactif; à son retour, il portera ses regards sur ceux qui auront abandonné l'alliance sainte.
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