Etam עֵיטָם
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| עֵיטָם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | etam |
| Strong's number | H5862 (H5862G, H5862H, H5862I) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Etam |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Judges (2) |
Etam (Hebrew עֵיטָם, Strong's H5862) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Etam”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
H5862G: Etam
§ Etam = "lair of wild beasts"
a cliff; site uncertain
a cliff; site uncertain
H5862H: Etam
§ Etam = "lair of wild beasts"
a village of the tribe of Simeon
a village of the tribe of Simeon
H5862I: Etam
§ Etam = "lair of wild beasts"
a town in Judah fortified and garrisoned by king Rehoboam of Judah and located between Bethlehem and Tekoa
a town in Judah fortified and garrisoned by king Rehoboam of Judah and located between Bethlehem and Tekoa
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | etam (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | etam (4), were etam (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Etam, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 15:8And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.
- Judges 15:11Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 4:3And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
- 1 Chronicles 4:32And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 11:6He built even Beth–lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).