hittite

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Hit=tite
• COUNT in NET: 23 in 22 verses (in OT : 23 in 22 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

hittite, n. [From Heb. Khittīm Hittites.].

 A member of an ancient people (or perhaps group of peoples) whose settlements extended from Armenia westward into Asia Minor and southward into Palestine. They are known to have been met along the Orontes as early as 1500 b. c., and were often at war with the Egyptians and Assyrians. Especially in the north they developed a considerable civilization, of which numerous monuments and inscriptions are extant. Authorities are not agreed as to their race. While several attempts have been made to decipher the Hittite characters, little progress has yet been made.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hittite, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a member of an ancient people of Asia Minor and Syria.
2 the language of the Hittites.
--adj. of or relating to the Hittites or their language.

Etymology

Heb. Hittim