The meaning of “גַּת”
Understanding Gath reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as גַּת Gath. - § Gath = "winepress" - Gath, a Philistine city 1) one of the five royal or chief cities of the ...
גַּת
the same as גַּת Gath. - § Gath = "winepress" - Gath, a Philistine city 1) one of the five royal or chief cities of the Philistines and the native city of Goliath
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 11:22 | “There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.” Word: גַּת (Gath) | |
| 2 Samuel 21:20 | “And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.” Word: גַּת (Gath) | |
| 2 Kings 12:17 | “Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.” Word: גַּת (Gath) | |
| 2 Chronicles 26:6 | “And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.” Word: גַּת (Gath) | |
| Amos 6:2 | “Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?” Word: גַּת (Gath) |