חִתִּי

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H2850

Transliteration: Chittîy

Pronunciation: khit-tee'

Definition: Hittite

Original: חתּי

Transliteration: chittı̂y

Phonetic: khit-tee'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: from H2845" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2845

TWOT entry: 776a