Strong H1609גַּעְתָּם

Gatam

Transliteration: ga‛tâm
Pronunciation: gah-tawm'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Of uncertain derivation;
{Gatam} an Edomite: - Gatam.

Meaning of the name

Gatam = "a burnt valley"

Detailed definition

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.11;
son of: Eliphaz (H464);
brother of: Teman (H8487), Omar (H201), Zepho (H6825), Kenaz (H7073), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H)

In the biblical story

Gatam

Son of Eliphaz; grandson of Esau; Edomite chief.

Gatam was a son of Eliphaz, grandson of Esau, and one of the chiefs of Edom.

In the Bible

Strong H1609 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

Genesis 36:11
And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
Genesis 36:16
Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
1 Chronicles 1:36
The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

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