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כתים

kathayam
adjective
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Patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the pl.)

or כתיי Kittîyîy; patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the plural); a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine:—Chittim, Kittim.

Outline

  1. 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

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