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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כִּתִּיH3794
Pronunciationkitiy
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 Itof Cyprus4×Numbers 24:24, Isaiah 23:1, Jeremiah 2:10, Ezekiel 27:6
the Kittites2×Genesis 10:4, 1 Chronicles 1:7
of Kittim1×Daniel 11:30
to Cyprus1×Isaiah 23:12
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Genesis 10:4כִּתִּ֖יםtothe KittitesNoun - proper - masculine singularNumbers 24:24כִּתִּ֔יםtoof CyprusNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Chronicles 1:7כִּתִּ֖יםtothe KittitesNoun - proper - masculine singularIsaiah 23:1כִּתִּ֖יםtoof CyprusNoun - proper - feminine singularIsaiah 23:12כִּתִּיִּיםtoto CyprusNoun - proper - feminine singularJeremiah 2:10כִתִּיִּים֙toof CyprusNoun - proper - feminine singularEzekiel 27:6כִּתִּיִּם׃toof CyprusNoun - proper - feminine singularDaniel 11:30כִּתִּים֙toof KittimNoun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 10:4
Aligned rows8
Books represented7
Genesis1Numbers11 Chronicles1Isaiah2Jeremiah1Ezekiel1Daniel1
Source forms
כִּתִּ֖ים3xkit·tîmGenesis 10:4, 1 Chronicles 1:7, Isaiah 23:1
כִתִּיִּים֙1xḵit·tî·yîmJeremiah 2:10
כִּתִּיִּים1xkit·tī·yīmIsaiah 23:12
כִּתִּ֔ים1xkit·tîmNumbers 24:24
כִּתִּים֙1xkit·tîmDaniel 11:30
כִּתִּיִּם׃1xkit·tī·yimEzekiel 27:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular6xNumbers 24:24, Isaiah 23:1, Isaiah 23:12, Jeremiah 2:10
Noun - proper - masculine singular2xGenesis 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 definitionSource: 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.