5862. Etam
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Etam: Etam

Original Word: עֵיטָם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: `Eytam
Pronunciation: ay-tawm'
Phonetic Spelling: (ay-tawm')
Definition: Etam
Meaning: Etam

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Etam

From ayit; hawk-ground; Etam, a place in Palestine -- Etam.

see HEBREW ayit

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from it
Definition
three places in Isr.
NASB Translation
Etam (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֵיטָם proper name, of a location (perhaps animal-name, from עַיִט, compare GrayProp. Names 93); —

1 Ηταμ, ᵐ5L Ιταμ, a. cliff, ׳סְעִיף סֶלַע ע Judges 15:8,11 perhaps near town עֵיטָם, see following, but at ±Ar¹‡ Isma±£n near edge of Shephelah, west-southwest from Jerusalem according to SchickZPV x (1887), 143 ff.

2 Αιταν[μ], etc., city fortified by Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 11:6, between Bethlehem and Tekoa, = ±Ain ±At¹n approximately 2 miles south-southwest from Bethlehem, BuhlGeogr. 92 GFMJudges 15:8, near Urtâs RobBR i. 477; clan in Judah 1 Chronicles 4:3.

3 Αιταν[μ], in Simeon 1 Chronicles 4:32 (Be [not Oettli Kau Kit] reads עֵתֶר from Joshua 15:42).



Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עַיִט (ayit), meaning "bird of prey" or "to swoop down."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun Etam in the Strong's Greek lexicon, as it is a specific Hebrew place name without a direct Greek counterpart. However, the concept of a stronghold or refuge might be related to Greek terms for similar structures or places of safety.

Usage: The term Etam is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote specific locations, including a village in the territory of Judah and a rock or stronghold associated with Samson.

Context: Etam in Judah: Etam is mentioned as a village in the territory of Judah. It is listed among the cities fortified by Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, as recorded in 2 Chronicles 11:6: "He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa." This suggests its strategic importance in the defense of the kingdom.

Rock of Etam: The Rock of Etam is noted in the narrative of Samson in Judges 15:8, 11. After Samson struck down the Philistines, he retreated to the Rock of Etam. The location served as a refuge and stronghold for Samson, highlighting its significance as a defensible position in the region.

Historical and Geographical Context: The exact location of Etam is not definitively known today, but it is traditionally identified with a site near Bethlehem. Its mention alongside other fortified cities suggests it was part of a network of defensive sites in the Judean hills.

Forms and Transliterations
עֵיטָ֔ם עֵיטָ֖ם עֵיטָ֣ם עֵיטָֽם׃ עֵיטָם֒ עיטם עיטם׃ ‘ê·ṭām ‘êṭām eiTam
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Judges 15:8
HEB: בִּסְעִ֖יף סֶ֥לַע עֵיטָֽם׃ ס
NAS: in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
KJV: in the top of the rock Etam.
INT: the cleft of the rock of Etam

Judges 15:11
HEB: סְעִיף֮ סֶ֣לַע עֵיטָם֒ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן
NAS: of the rock of Etam and said
KJV: of the rock Etam, and said
INT: the cleft of the rock of Etam and said to Samson

1 Chronicles 4:3
HEB: וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֲבִ֣י עֵיטָ֔ם יִזְרְעֶ֥אל וְיִשְׁמָ֖א
NAS: [were] the sons of Etam: Jezreel,
KJV: And these [were of] the father of Etam; Jezreel,
INT: These the sons of Etam Jezreel Ishma

1 Chronicles 4:32
HEB: וְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ עֵיטָ֣ם וָעַ֔יִן רִמּ֥וֹן
NAS: Their villages [were] Etam, Ain,
KJV: And their villages [were], Etam, and Ain,
INT: their villages Etam Ain Rimmon

2 Chronicles 11:6
HEB: לֶ֛חֶם וְאֶת־ עֵיטָ֖ם וְאֶת־ תְּקֽוֹעַ׃
NAS: Thus he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
KJV: even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
INT: built Bethlehem Etam Tekoa

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5862
5 Occurrences


‘ê·ṭām — 5 Occ.















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