Quick Definition
Kittim
Biblical Persons & Places
Kittim
People from Kittim
People from Kittim of the Greeks, first mentioned at Gen.10.4;
only referred to as Kittim (כִּתִּי);
descended from Javan along with Elishah, Tarshish and Dodanim.
Cyprus
Cyprus
A person from a location in Cyprus first mentioned at Num.24.24;
referred to as Cyprus or Kittim (KJV= Chittim, NIV= Cyprus) or Kittim (KJV= Chittim, NIV= "western coastlands") (כִּתִּי), or Elishah (אֱלִישָׁה), or Cyprus (Κύπριος), or Cyprus (Κύπρος).
Strong's Definition
a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine
Derivation: or כִּתִּיִּי; patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the plural);
KJV Usage: Chittim, Kittim.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Chittim or Kittim = "bruisers"
1) a general term for all islanders of the Mediterranean Sea
2) the descendants of Javan, the son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Someone descended from Kittim of the Greeks, first mentioned at Gen.10.4; descended from Javan (H3120); along with Elishah (H0473), Tarshish (H8659) and Dodanim (H1721)
§ Chittim or Kittim = "bruisers"
1) a general term for all islanders of the Mediterranean Sea
2) the descendants of Javan, the son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כִּתִּיִּי / כִּתִּי
kittý̂y / kittý̂yý̂y
BDB Definition:
Chittim or Kittim = bruisers
1) a general term for all islanders of the Mediterranean Sea
2) the descendants of Javan, the son of Japheth and grandson of Noah
Part of Speech: adjective
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the plural)
Total KJV Occurrences: 8