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Etam <a href="../hebrew/5863.htm" title="5863">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Etam: Etam</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עֵיטָם</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`Eytam<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ay-tawm'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ay-tawm')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Etam<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Etam<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root עֵיט (ayt), meaning "lair" or "place of birds of prey."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew place name Etam in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific geographical location unique to the Hebrew Scriptures.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Etam is a place name mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It is associated with a location in the territory of Judah and is noted for its strategic and geographical significance. The name itself suggests a place that might have been a natural stronghold or a location of refuge.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Etam is mentioned in the context of the tribal allotments of Judah, indicating its importance in the settlement patterns of the Israelites. It is also referenced in connection with the exploits of Samson, a judge of Israel, who used the location as a place of refuge. The historical and geographical context suggests that Etam was a fortified or naturally defensible site, possibly with caves or rocky terrain suitable for hiding or defense.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5860.htm">it</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>three places in Isr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Etam (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עֵיטָם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> (perhaps animal-name, from <font class="hebrew2">עַיִט</font>, compare Gray<sup>Prop. Names 93</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ηταμ</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ιταμ</font>, a. cliff, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">סְעִיף סֶלַע ע</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/15-8.htm">Judges 15:8</a>,11 perhaps near town <font class="hebrew2">עֵיטָם</font>, see following, but at <i><em>±Ar¹‡ Isma±£n</em></i> near edge of Shephelah, west-southwest from Jerusalem according to Schick<sup>ZPV x (1887), 143 ff.</sup> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Αιταν[μ]</font>, etc., city fortified by Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 11:6, between Bethlehem and Tekoa, = <i><em>±Ain ±At¹n</em></i> approximately 2 miles south-southwest from Bethlehem, Buhl<sup>Geogr. 92</sup> GFM<sup>Judges 15:8</sup>, near Urtâs Rob<sup>BR i. 477</sup>; clan in Judah <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-3.htm">1 Chronicles 4:3</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Αιταν[μ]</font>, in Simeon <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32</a> (Be [not Oettli Kau Kit] reads <font class="hebrew2">עֵתֶר</font> from <a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-42.htm">Joshua 15:42</a>). </p><br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Etam <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5861.htm">ayit</a>; hawk-ground; Etam, a place in Palestine -- Etam. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5861.htm">ayit</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>עֵיטָ֔ם עֵיטָ֖ם עֵיטָ֣ם עֵיטָֽם׃ עֵיטָם֒ עיטם עיטם׃ ‘ê·ṭām ‘êṭām eiTam<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/15-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 15:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בִּסְעִ֖יף סֶ֥לַע <b> עֵיטָֽם׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the cleft of the rock <span class="itali">of Etam.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/judges/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the top of the rock <span class="itali">Etam.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/15-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the cleft of the rock <span class="itali">of Etam</span><p><b><a href="/text/judges/15-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 15:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">סְעִיף֮ סֶ֣לַע <b> עֵיטָם֒ </b> וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the rock <span class="itali">of Etam</span> and said<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the rock <span class="itali">Etam,</span> and said<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/15-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the cleft of the rock <span class="itali">of Etam</span> and said to Samson<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֲבִ֣י <b> עֵיטָ֔ם </b> יִזְרְעֶ֥אל וְיִשְׁמָ֖א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [were] the sons <span class="itali">of Etam:</span> Jezreel,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And these [were of] the father <span class="itali">of Etam;</span> Jezreel,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> These the sons <span class="itali">of Etam</span> Jezreel Ishma<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙ <b> עֵיטָ֣ם </b> וָעַ֔יִן רִמּ֥וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Their villages <span class="itali">[were] Etam,</span> Ain,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And their villages <span class="itali">[were], Etam,</span> and Ain,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their villages <span class="itali">Etam</span> Ain Rimmon<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 11:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֶ֛חֶם וְאֶת־ <b> עֵיטָ֖ם </b> וְאֶת־ תְּקֽוֹעַ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Thus he built Bethlehem, <span class="itali">Etam,</span> Tekoa,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> even Bethlehem, <span class="itali">and Etam,</span> and Tekoa,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> built Bethlehem <span class="itali">Etam</span> Tekoa<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5862.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5862.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5862<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/eitam_5862.htm">‘ê·ṭām — 5 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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