H1661Proper name, a place33 times in the Hebrew BibleWhere it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Joshua 11:22בְּגַת
No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.
- 1 Samuel 5:8גַּת
So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.
- 2 Samuel 1:20בְגַת
Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
- 1 Kings 2:39גַּת
After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”
- 1 Chronicles 7:21גַת
Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock.
- 2 Chronicles 11:8גַּת
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
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Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.