אֵתָםʼÊthâm

proper name [of a location]: in Egypt, place on edge of desert (Exodus 13:20; Numbers 33:6; Numbers 33:7; Numbers 33:8)

Pronunciation: ay-thawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H864

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 13:20 The Israelites left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.
  • Numbers 33:6 Then they left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.
  • Numbers 33:7 They left Etham and turned back toward Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and camped near Migdol.
  • Numbers 33:8 They left Pi-hahiroth and crossed the Red Sea into the wilderness beyond. Then they traveled for three days into the Etham wilderness and camped at Marah.

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).