Strong H58623 sensesעֵיטָם

Meaning of the name

The 3 senses of Strong H5862

The lexicon tells 3 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H5862 appears in 5 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. Cliff where Samson hid after defeating the PhilistinesH5862G2 verses · Judges
2. Villages associated with Simeon; home of Judahite clanH5862H2 verses · 1 Chronicles
3. City fortified by Rehoboam in JudahH5862I1 verse · 2 Chronicles

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• etam5

First verses

1. Judges 15:8
   And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
2. Judges 15:11
   Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
3. 1 Chronicles 4:3
   And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
4. 1 Chronicles 4:32
   And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
5. 2 Chronicles 11:6
   He built even Beth–lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,