Strong H4965מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה

Metheg-ammah

Transliteration
metheg hâ'ammâh
Pronunciation
meh'-theg haw-am-maw'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

From H4964 and H520 with the article interposed;
bit of the metropolis;
{Metheg-ha-Ammah} an epithet of Gath: - Metheg-ammah.

Detailed definition

Gath, one of the five major Philistine cities, was the hometown of Goliath and a place of refuge for David during his flight from Saul.

In the biblical story

Gath

Philistine city; home of Goliath; refuge for David

Gath, one of the five major Philistine cities, was the hometown of Goliath and a place of refuge for David during his flight from Saul.

In the Bible

Strong H4965 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • ammah1

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 8:1
    And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg–ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
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