What does חִתִּי mean in the Bible?
חִתִּי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Chittite , or descendant of Cheth".
Hebrew · H2850
חִתִּי
A Chittite , or descendant of Cheth
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חִתִּי H2850
What does חִתִּי mean in the Bible?
חִתִּי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Chittite , or descendant of Cheth".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2850?
The BSB source-word alignment has 48 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Hittite (19), Hittites (13), of the Hittites (5), the Hittites (5), and Hittites (2).
Where does חִתִּי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (9), 2 Samuel (8), Exodus (7), Joshua (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the Hittite 19× Genesis 23:10, Genesis 25:9, Genesis 26:34, Genesis 36:2
Hittites 13× Genesis 15:20, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5
of the Hittites 5× Joshua 1:4, Judges 1:26, 1 Kings 10:29, 2 Kings 7:6
the Hittites 5× Numbers 13:29, Deuteronomy 7:1, Deuteronomy 20:17, Joshua 9:1
and Hittites 2× Exodus 23:28, Nehemiah 9:8
[the lands of] the Hittites 1× Joshua 12:8
a Hittite 1× Ezekiel 16:3
as well as Hittite women 1× 1 Kings 11:1
was a Hittite 1× Ezekiel 16:45
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:20 הַחִתִּ֥י to Hittites Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 23:10 הַחִתִּ֤י to the Hittite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 25:9 הַֽחִתִּ֔י to the Hittite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 26:34 הַֽחִתִּ֑י to the Hittite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 26:34 הַֽחִתִּֽי׃ to the Hittite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 36:2 הַֽחִתִּ֔י to the Hittite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 49:29 הַֽחִתִּֽי׃ to the Hittite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 49:30 הַחִתִּ֖י to the Hittite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 50:13 הַחִתִּ֖י to the Hittite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 3:8 וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י to Hittites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 15:20
Aligned rows 48
Books represented 15
Genesis 9 Exodus 7 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 6 Judges 2 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 8 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 2 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
הַחִתִּ֖י 5x ha·ḥit·tî Genesis 49:30, Genesis 50:13, Exodus 23:28, 2 Samuel 11:21
הַחִתִּ֤י 4x ha·ḥit·tî Genesis 23:10, Deuteronomy 20:17, Judges 3:5, 1 Kings 9:20
הַחִתִּ֜י 4x ha·ḥit·tî Joshua 3:10, 2 Chronicles 8:7, Ezra 9:1, Nehemiah 9:8
הַֽחִתִּ֔י 3x ha·ḥit·tî Genesis 25:9, Genesis 36:2, 2 Samuel 23:39
הַֽחִתִּי֙ 3x ha·ḥit·tî Joshua 9:1, Joshua 12:8, 2 Samuel 12:9
הַחִתִּֽי׃ 3x ha·ḥit·tî 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 11:17, 1 Kings 15:5
וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י 3x wə·ha·ḥit·tî Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 23:23
הַחִתִּ֔י 2x ha·ḥit·tî 2 Samuel 12:10, 1 Chronicles 11:41
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 32x Genesis 15:20, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 25:9, Genesis 26:34
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 9x Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:23
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 4x Joshua 1:4, Judges 1:26, 1 Kings 10:29, 2 Kings 7:6
Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 16:3, Ezekiel 16:45
Noun - proper - feminine plural 1x 1 Kings 11:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a Chittite , or descendant of Cheth
Source Gloss
a Chittite , or descendant of Cheth
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth BDB: Hittite Usage: Hittite, Hittities.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חִתִּי is built from this root:
חֵת H2845
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain