H1609: גַּעְתָּם
Gaʻtâm · pronounced gah-tawm' · “Gatam”
Definition
Gatam, an Edomite
KJV translates it as: Gatam.
Word origin: of uncertain derivation;
Extended definition
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.11;
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
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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H1609 is translated
- gatam ×3
Bible verses with H1609 (Gaʻtâm)
Gaʻtâm appears in 3 verses.
- Genesis 36:11
And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
- Genesis 36:16
Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:36
The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.