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Kittim (Hebrew: כִּתִּים, alternately transliterated as Chittim or Cethim) in the genealogy of Genesis 10 in the Hebrew Bible, is the son of Javan, the grandson of Japheth, and Noah's great-grandson. Account in Yosippon. The mediaeval rabbinic compilation Yosippon contains a detailed account of the
kittim In senso stretto era il nome degli abitanti di Cipro (cf. Gen.10, 4; Is. 23, 1.12; Ez. 27, 6; I Par. l, 7) dalla città di Kition o Kittion, importante colonia fenicia lungo la costa meridionale.
KITTIM kĭt’ ĭm (כִּתִּ֖ים, except Isa 23:12, כִּתִּיִּים, H4183, KJV CHITTIM, except Kittim [Gen 10:4; 1 Chron 1:7], meaning unknown). 1. Third son of Javan, grandson of Japheth, brother of Elishah (Sicily and S Italy?), Tarshish (Spain?), and Dodanim (Rhodes?)
Kittim. Kittim: Jewish name for the gentile archenemy in the eschatological age. The "Kittim" are mentioned in several Jewish apocalypses. A famous example, from the book of Daniel, describes cryptically how a "king of the north" invades a "kingdom of the south".
In its narrower sense Kittim appears simply to have stood for the island of Cyprus-it is mentioned between Bashan (= Pal) and the isles of Elisha in Ezekiel 27:6, 7, and with this Isaiah 23:1, 12 agree, Kittim occurring in these passages between Tarshish, Tyre and Sidon. 2. In Its Limited Sense: The oldest etymology is apparently that of ...
17 mag 2018 · Kittim or Chittim (both: kĬt´Ĭm). 1 Biblical term for Cyprus; often extended to include lands W of Syria. The name originally designated the Phoenician port of Citium [1] in Cyprus. 2 Term appearing in the Dead Sea [2] Scrolls, used of the Romans.
Jewish texts and source sheets about Kittim from Torah, Talmud and other sources in Sefaria's library. A nation originally from Cyprus associated with Rome or Greece.
