Citims is an alternate form of Chittim or Kittim, the name applied in Scripture to Cyprus and, more broadly, to Mediterranean islands and coastal peoples.
Definition
Citims is an alternate form of Chittim or Kittim. It is used as a name associated with Cyprus and, more broadly, with Mediterranean islands and coastal peoples.
Biblical Usage
The form Citims appears in the King James Version of 1 Maccabees 8:5 and refers to Chittim or Kittim.
Scripture References
1Macc 8:5
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
1 Macc. 8:5. [Chittim, Kittim]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>sit'-imz.</p><p>See CHITTIM (1 Macc 8:5 the King James Version).</p>