Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Etam
Usage: § Etam = "lair of wild beasts" a cliff; site uncertain
Strong's Number
H5862
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
3
Strong's H5862 Quick Answer
Strong's H5862 עֵיטָּם (`Eytam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Eytam (ay-tawm') n/l. 1. hawk-ground 2. Etam, a place in Israel It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include etam. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `Eytam (ay-tawm') n/l. 1. hawk-ground 2. Etam, a place in Israel
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- etam
Meaning and Definition
`Eytam (ay-tawm') n/l. 1. hawk-ground 2. Etam, a place in Israel [from H5861] KJV: Etam. Root(s): H5861
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5862. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5862 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `Eytam, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Etam
Judges 15:8
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How Strong's H5862 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5862 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5862 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5862.
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5862, grouped by book.
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5862 FAQ
What does eytam (עֵיטָם) mean?
Eytam (Strong's H5862) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Etam". `Eytam (ay-tawm') n/l. 1. hawk-ground 2. Etam, a place in Israel
How many times is eytam (עֵיטָם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H5862 across 3 books.
Where can I study eytam (עֵיטָם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5862 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate eytam (עֵיטָם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as etam. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.