Philistine

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Etymology

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Likely assimilated from an earlier form [script needed] (*Mattint) or [script needed] (*Mantint),[1] and therefore from a common West Semitic root, compare Hebrew מַתָּנָה (matānā, gift), Hebrew נָתַן (nātán, to give), Aramaic נָתַן (nātan, to give), Aramaic נְתַן (nətan, to give; to put), Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (ytn, to give)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /miːtiːt/, /matiːt/

Proper noun

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𐤌𐤕𐤕 (MTTm

  1. Mitinti, the name of several Philistine kings
  2. a male given name

Descendants

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  • Akkadian: 𒈪𒋾𒅔𒋾 (mi-ti-in-ti)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Bergman, A. “Two Hebrew Seals of the ’Ebed Class.” Journal of Biblical Literature, vol. 55, no. 3, Society of Biblical Literature, 1936, pp. 221–26, https://doi.org/10.2307/3259805.