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kittī כִּתִּי ‘Kittim’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: patronymic from an unused name denoting Cyprus ( only in the plural)

kittī pr n loc gen
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

Mentioned in Genesis 10:4 Numbers 24:24 Isaiah 23:12, 23:1 Jeremiah 2:10 Ezekiel 27:6 Daniel 11:30 1 Chronicles 1:7

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