Word Study · Strong's H1609 · Hebrew
גַּעְתָּם
Gatam
gah-tawm'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Gaʻtâm
“Gatam, an Edomite”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Gatam, an Edomite
Rendered in the KJV as
Gatam.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- גַּעְתָּ֖ם1
- וְגַעְתָּ֖ם1
- וְגַעְתָּ֔ם1
How it is rendered · 2
- and Gatam2
- Gatam1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
- proper noun (a name)1
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- HC/Npm · 2
- HNpm · 1
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Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 36:11וְגַעְתָּ֖םvega'tamconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.here: and Gatam
- Genesis 36:16גַּעְתָּ֖םga'tamproper noun (a name)Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.here: Gatam