Midvash

גַּעְתָּםGaʻtâm

proper name, masculine: a chief of Edom, son of Eliphaz (Genesis 36:11; Genesis 36:16; 1 Chronicles 1:36)

Pronunciation: gah-tawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1609

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 36:11 The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
  • Genesis 36:16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Eliphaz. All these were descendants of Esau’s wife Adah.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:36 The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek, who was born to Timna.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).