Quick Definition
Etam
Biblical Persons & Places
Etam
Etam_2= near Ain_2 (Ain@Jos.15.32-Neh=H5871H)
A location near Ain first mentioned at 1Ch.4.3;
only referred to as Etam (עֵיטָם); founded by Zorathites.
Etam
Etam_3
A location only mentioned at 2Ch.11.6;
only referred to as Etam (עֵיטָם).
Etam
Etam_1
A location first mentioned at Jdg.15.8;
only referred to as Etam (עֵיטָם).
Strong's Definition
Etam, a place in Palestine
Derivation: from H5861 (עַיִט); hawk-ground;
KJV Usage: Etam.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Etam = "lair of wild beasts"
1) a village of the tribe of Simeon
2) a town in Judah fortified and garrisoned by king Rehoboam of Judah and located between Bethlehem and Tekoa
3) a cliff; site uncertain
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Etam = "lair of wild beasts"
a cliff; site uncertain
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֵיטָם
‛êyṭâm
BDB Definition:
Etam = lair of wild beasts
1) a village of the tribe of Simeon
2) a town in Judah fortified and garrisoned by king Rehoboam of Judah and located between Bethlehem and Tekoa
3) a cliff; site uncertain
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5861
Total KJV Occurrences: 5