Strong H1663גִּתִּי
Gittite
- Transliteration
- gittîy
- Pronunciation
- ghit-tee'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense
Definition
Patrial from H1661; a Gittite or inhabitant of Gath: - Gittite.
Meaning of the name
Gittite = "belonging to Gath"
Detailed definition
Gath, one of the five major Philistine cities, was the hometown of Goliath and a place of refuge for David during his flight from Saul.
In the biblical story
Gath
Philistine city; home of Goliath; refuge for David
Gath, one of the five major Philistine cities, was the hometown of Goliath and a place of refuge for David during his flight from Saul.
In the Bible
Strong H1663 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gittite8
- gittites2
First verses
- Joshua 13:3From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
- 2 Samuel 6:10So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite.
- 2 Samuel 6:11And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed–edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obed–edom, and all his household.
- 2 Samuel 15:18And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.
- 2 Samuel 15:19Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.
- 2 Samuel 15:22And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
- 2 Samuel 18:2And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
- 2 Samuel 21:19And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Beth–lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
- 1 Chronicles 13:13So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite.
- 1 Chronicles 20:5And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.