What does כִּתִּי (kitiy) mean in the Bible?
כִּתִּי (kitiy): Designates distant maritime peoples, especially Greeks and Romans, representing foreign sea-powers opposing Israel
Hebrew · H3794
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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כִּתִּי H3794
Pronunciation kitiy
What does כִּתִּי (kitiy) mean in the Bible?
כִּתִּי (kitiy): Designates distant maritime peoples, especially Greeks and Romans, representing foreign sea-powers opposing Israel
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3794?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Cyprus (4), the Kittites (2), of Kittim (1), to Cyprus (1).
Where does כִּתִּי (kitiy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), 1 Chronicles (1), Daniel (1), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Cyprus 4× Numbers 24:24, Isaiah 23:1, Jeremiah 2:10, Ezekiel 27:6
the Kittites 2× Genesis 10:4, 1 Chronicles 1:7
of Kittim 1× Daniel 11:30
to Cyprus 1× Isaiah 23:12
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 10:4 כִּתִּ֖ים to the Kittites Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 24:24 כִּתִּ֔ים to of Cyprus Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 1:7 כִּתִּ֖ים to the Kittites Noun - proper - masculine singular Isaiah 23:1 כִּתִּ֖ים to of Cyprus Noun - proper - feminine singular Isaiah 23:12 כִּתִּיִּים to to Cyprus Noun - proper - feminine singular Jeremiah 2:10 כִתִּיִּים֙ to of Cyprus Noun - proper - feminine singular Ezekiel 27:6 כִּתִּיִּם׃ to of Cyprus Noun - proper - feminine singular Daniel 11:30 כִּתִּים֙ to of Kittim Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 10:4
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 Numbers 1 1 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Daniel 1
Source forms
כִּתִּ֖ים 3x kit·tîm Genesis 10:4, 1 Chronicles 1:7, Isaiah 23:1
כִתִּיִּים֙ 1x ḵit·tî·yîm Jeremiah 2:10
כִּתִּיִּים 1x kit·tī·yīm Isaiah 23:12
כִּתִּ֔ים 1x kit·tîm Numbers 24:24
כִּתִּים֙ 1x kit·tîm Daniel 11:30
כִּתִּיִּם׃ 1x kit·tī·yim Ezekiel 27:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 6x Numbers 24:24, Isaiah 23:1, Isaiah 23:12, Jeremiah 2:10
Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Genesis 10:4, 1 Chronicles 1:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Designates distant maritime peoples, especially Greeks and Romans, representing foreign sea-powers opposing Israel
Source Gloss
a Kittite or Cypriote ; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
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.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain