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Strong H37942 sensesכִּתִּי

Cyprus · Kittim

Transliteration
kittîy kittîyîy
Pronunciation
{kit-tee'} kit-tee-ee'

Meaning of the name

Chittim or Kittim = "bruisers"

The 2 senses of Strong H3794

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H3794 appears in 8 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. CyprusH3794HIsland in the Mediterranean Sea; early Christian community6 verses · 5 books
  2. KittimH3794GDescendants of Javan, son of Japheth2 verses · Genesis, 1 Chronicles

General definition

Patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the plural); a Kittite or Cypriote; hence an islander in {general} that {is} the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine: - {Chittim} Kittim.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • chittim6
  • kittim2

First verses

  1. Genesis 10:4
    And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
  2. Numbers 24:24
    And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:7
    And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
  4. Isaiah 23:1
    The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
  5. Isaiah 23:12
    And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
  6. Jeremiah 2:10
    For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
  7. Ezekiel 27:6
    Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
  8. Daniel 11:30
    For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.