HebrewH1609Proper Noun (Masculine)
גַּעְתָּם
ga.tam
“Gatam”
3Occurrences
H1609Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Gatam, an Edomite
of uncertain derivation;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Eliphaz (H0464); brother of: Teman (H8487), Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Kenaz (H7073), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H) § Gatam = "a burnt valley" fourth son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau and one of the dukes of Eliphaz
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
גַּעְתָּם appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Genesis
2
1 Chronicles
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 1:36BSB
The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.
Genesis 36:11BSB
The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
Genesis 36:16BSB
Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.