1664. Gittayim
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Gittayim: Gittaim

Original Word: גִּתַּיִם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Gittayim
Pronunciation: git-tah-yeem
Phonetic Spelling: (ghit-tah'-yim)
Definition: Gittaim
Meaning: Gittajim

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Gittaim

Dual of gath; double wine-press; Gittajim, a place in Palestine -- Gittaim.

see HEBREW gath

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as gath
Definition
a city in Benjamin
NASB Translation
Gittaim (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
גִּתַּיִם proper name, of a location גִּתִּית

adjective see below יגן. p. 387 f

גִּתָּ֑יִם proper name, of a location in Judah; — ׳ג Nehemiah 11:33; גִּתָּ֑יְמָה 2 Samuel 4:3; site unknown.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root גַּת (Gath), meaning "winepress."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Gittajim, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun without a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: Gittajim is a proper noun used to refer to a specific location in the biblical narrative. It is mentioned in the context of geographical and tribal delineations.

Context: Gittajim is a town mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically in the tribal allotments of Ephraim. It is referenced in 2 Samuel 4:3, where it is noted as a place to which the Beerothites fled. The name suggests a location associated with wine production, indicative of the agricultural practices of the region. The mention of "two winepresses" implies a place of significant viticulture. The exact location of Gittajim is not definitively known today, but it is understood to have been situated within the territory of Ephraim, possibly near the border with Benjamin. The historical and cultural context of Gittajim reflects the importance of wine production in ancient Israelite society, serving both economic and ritual purposes.

Forms and Transliterations
גִּתָּ֑יְמָה גִּתָּֽיִם׃ גתים׃ גתימה git·tā·yə·māh git·tā·yim gitTayemah gittāyəmāh gitTayim gittāyim
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Samuel 4:3
HEB: וַיִּבְרְח֥וּ הַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖ים גִּתָּ֑יְמָה וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ שָׁ֣ם
NAS: fled to Gittaim and have been
KJV: fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners
INT: fled and the Beerothites to Gittaim been there

Nehemiah 11:33
HEB: חָצ֥וֹר ׀ רָמָ֖ה גִּתָּֽיִם׃
NAS: Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
KJV: Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
INT: Hazor Ramah Gittaim

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1664
2 Occurrences


git·tā·yə·māh — 1 Occ.
git·tā·yim — 1 Occ.















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