Strong H5862H5862Gעֵיטָם
Etam
One of the 3 senses of Strong H5862
- Transliteration
- ‛êyţâm
- Pronunciation
- ay-tawm'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Etam, the cliff where Samson hid after defeating the Philistines, located in Judah.
Meaning of the name
Etam = "lair of wild beasts"
General definition
From H5861; hawk ground;
{Etam} a place in Palestine: - Etam.
{Etam} a place in Palestine: - Etam.
In the biblical story
Etam
Cliff where Samson hid after defeating the Philistines
Etam, the cliff where Samson hid after defeating the Philistines, located in Judah.
In the Bible
Strong H5862G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- etam2
First verses
- Judges 15:8And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
- Judges 15:11Then 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.