ʿēṭām עֵיטָם ‘Etam’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from ʿayiṭ עַ֫יִט ‘bird of prey’
Roots:
עיט
ʿēṭām pr n loc
Etam = "lair of wild beasts"
1) a village of the tribe of Simeon
2) a town in Judah fortified and garrisoned by king Rehoboam of Judah and located between Bethlehem and Tekoa
3) a cliff; site uncertain