In the bible, Etam is the name of the father of Jezreel, Ishma, Ibdash, and Hazzelelponi (1CH 4:3). Meaning of the name: their bird, their covering. Related names are:
Rimmon, Ain, Ashan
(and others ...)
. The translations of Etam in 3 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Itam in Spanish to
Itam in Spanish!
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam. (JDG 15:8)
Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. (JDG 15:11)
And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi: (1CH 4:3)
And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities: (1CH 4:32)
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, (2CH 11:6)