Quick Definition
Hittite
Strong's Definition
a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth
Derivation: patronymically from H2845 (חֵת);
KJV Usage: Hittite, Hittities.
TWOT Reference: 776a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Hittite = "descendant of Heth"
1) the nation descended from Heth, the 2nd son of Canaan; once inhabitants of central Anatolia (modern Turkey), later in north Lebanon
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Someone descended from Heth who was a man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.15;
son of: Canaan (H3667);
brother of: Sidon (H6721), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577); also called Hittite (KJV: "of Heth") frequently
Group of chet (חֵת "Heth" H2845)
§ Hittite = "descendant of Heth"
the nation descended from Heth, the 2nd son of Canaan; once inhabitants of central Anatolia (modern Turkey), later in north Lebanon
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חִתִּי
chittý̂y
BDB Definition:
Hittite = descendant of Heth
1) the nation descended from Heth, the 2nd son of Canaan; once inhabitants of central Anatolia (modern Turkey), later in north Lebanon
Part of Speech: noun patrial masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2845
Same Word by TWOT Number: 776a
Total KJV Occurrences: 48
