Strong's H5862 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עֵיטָם (ʻÊyṭâm)

Pronunciation: ay-tawm'

POS: ay-tawm' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: from ; hawk-ground;

Definition: from עַיִט; hawk-ground; Etam, a place in Palestine; Etam.

KJV Usage: Etam.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Etam = "lair of wild beasts"
• 2. 1) a village of the tribe of Simeon
• 3. 2) a town in Judah fortified and garrisoned by king Rehoboam of Judah and located between Bethlehem and Tekoa
• 4. 3) a cliff; site uncertain

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