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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

Mentioned in Judges 15:11, 15:8 1 Chronicles 4:3, 4:32 2 Chronicles 11:6

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