כִּתִּי
A Kittite or Cypriote ; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine
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What does כִּתִּי (kitiy) mean in the Bible?
כִּתִּי (kitiy) is a Hebrew word meaning "a Kittite or Cypriote ; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine". a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.
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Meaning
Designates distant maritime peoples, especially Greeks and Romans, representing foreign sea-powers opposing Israel
a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine BDB: Cypriotes Usage: Chittim, Kittim.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.