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Lexicon :: Strong's H1661 - gaṯ

Aa
גַּת
Transliteration
gaṯ
Pronunciation
gath
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as גַּת (H1660)
Strong’s Definitions

גַּת Gath, gath; the same as H1660; Gath, a Philistine city:—Gath.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H1661 in the following manner: Gath (33x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H1661 in the following manner: Gath (33x).

  1. Gath = "winepress"

    1. one of the five royal or chief cities of the Philistines and the native city of Goliath

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גַּת Gath, gath; the same as H1660; Gath, a Philistine city:—Gath.
STRONGS H1661: Abbreviations
† II. גַּת proper name, of a location (wine-press) — Philistine city Greek Version of the LXX Γεθ, Vulgate Geth, JosAnt. vi. 12, 2 etc., Γιττα (ed. Niese), exact site unknown (see GASmGeog. 194 ff.), named with Gaza and Ashdod Joshua 11:22 as home of remaining `Anakim; named with Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon and `Ekron 1 Samuel 6:17; with Ashkelon 1 Samuel 1:20; with Ashkelon, Yabne and Ashdod 2 Chronicles 26:6; מֵעֶקְרוֺן וְעַדגַּֿת 1 Samuel 7:14, compare 1 Samuel 17:52b and also 1 Samuel 17:52a (read גַּת for גַּיְא Greek Version of the LXX We Dr); called פְּלִשְׁתִּים גַּת Amos 6:2; built up by Rehoboam, according to 2 Chronicles 11:8; taken by Hazael 2 Kings 12:18; also 1 Samuel 5:8; 1 Samuel 17:4, 23 (of Goliath), compare 2 Samuel 21:20, 22 = 1 Chronicles 20:6, 8; 1 Samuel 21:11; 1 Samuel 21:13; 1 Samuel 27:2, 3, 4, 11; 2 Samuel 15:18; 1 Kings 2:39 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 2:40, 41; Psalm 56:1; Micah 1:10, 14; 1 Chronicles 7:21; 1 Chronicles 8:13, also 1 Chronicles 18:1 (but || מֶתֶג אַמָּה 2 Samuel 8:1; on change of this into reading in Chronicles see We); with ה locative, גַּ֫תָּה 1 Kings 2:40.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

11:22

1 Samuel

1:20; 5:8; 6:17; 7:14; 17:4; 17:23; 17:52; 17:52; 21:11; 21:13; 27:2; 27:3; 27:4; 27:11

2 Samuel

8:1; 15:18; 21:20; 21:22

1 Kings

2:39; 2:40; 2:40; 2:41

2 Kings

12:18

1 Chronicles

7:21; 8:13; 18:1; 20:6; 20:8

2 Chronicles

11:8; 26:6

Psalms

56:1

Amos

6:2

Micah

1:10; 1:14

H1661

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Strong's Number H1661 matches the Hebrew גַּת (gaṯ),
which occurs 33 times in 31 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:22 - There were no H3808 Anakim H6062 left H3498 in the land H776 of the sons H1121 of Israel H3478; only H7534 in Gaza H5804, Gath H1661, and Ashdod H795 some remained H7604.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:8 - So they sent H7971 word and gathered H622 all H3605 the governors H5633 of the Philistines H6430 to them, and said H559, “What H4100 shall we do H6213 with the ark H727 of the God H430 of Israel H3478?” And they said H559, “Have the ark H727 of the God H430 of Israel H3478 [fn]brought H5437 to Gath H1661.” So they took H5437 the ark H727 of the God H430 of Israel H3478 away H5437.

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Now these H428 are the gold H2091 tumors H2914 which H834 the Philistines H6430 returned H7725 as a guilt H817 offering H817 to the LORD H3068: one H259 for Ashdod H795, one H259 for Gaza H5804, one H259 for Ashkelon H831, one H259 for Gath H1661, and one H259 for Ekron H6138;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:14 - The cities H5892 which H834 the Philistines H6430 had taken H3947 from Israel H3478 were restored H7725 to Israel H3478, from Ekron H6138 even to Gath H1661; and Israel H3478 [fn]recovered H5337 their territory H1366 from the hand H3027 of the Philistines H6430. So there was peace H7965 between H996 Israel H3478 and the Amorites H567.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:4 - Then a champion H376 H996 came H3318 forward H3318 from the army H4264 encampment H4264 of the Philistines H6430, named H8034 Goliath H1555, from Gath H1661. His height H1363 was [fn]six H8337 cubits H520 and a [fn]span H2239.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:23 - As he was speaking H1696 with them, behold H2009, the champion H376 H996, the Philistine H6430 from Gath H1661 named H8034 Goliath H1555, was coming H5927 up H5927 from the army H4634 of the Philistines H6430, and he spoke H1696 these H428 same words H1697; and David H1732 heard H8085 him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:52 - Then the men H376 of Israel H3478 and Judah H3063 rose H6965 up H6965 and shouted H7321, and they pursued H7291 the Philistines H6430 [fn]as far H5704 as the valley H1516, and to the gates H8179 of Ekron H6138. And the Philistine H6430 dead H2491 [fn]lay H5307 along the way H1870 to Shaaraim H8189, even to Gath H1661 and Ekron H6138.

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Then David H1732 set H6965 out H6965 and fled H1272 that day H3117 from Saul H7586, and went H935 to Achish H397 king H4428 of Gath H1661.

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David H1732 took H7760 these H428 words H1697 [fn]to heart H3824 and greatly H3966 feared H3372 Achish H397 king H4428 of Gath H1661.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:2 - So David H1732 set H6965 out H6965 and went H5674 over H5674, he and the six H8337 hundred H3967 men H376 who H834 were with him, to Achish H397 the son H1121 of Maoch H4582, king H4428 of Gath H1661.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:3 - And David H1732 lived H3427 with Achish H397 in Gath H1661, he and his men H376, each H376 with his own household H1004—David H1732 with his two H8147 wives H802, Ahinoam H293 the Jezreelitess H3159, and Abigail H26 the Carmelitess H3761, Nabal’s H5037 [fn]widow H802.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:4 - Now it was reported H5046 to Saul H7586 that David H1732 had fled H1272 to Gath H1661, so he no H3808 longer H3254 H5750 searched H1245 for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:11 - And David H1732 did not leave H2421 a man H376 or a woman H802 alive H2421 to bring H935 to Gath H1661, saying H559, “Otherwise H6435 they will tell H5046 about H5921 us, saying H559, ‘This H3541 is H3541 what H3541 David H1732 has done H6213, and this H3541 has been his practice H4941 all H3605 the time H3117 that he has lived H3427 in the country H7704 of the Philistines H6430.’”

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“Tell H5046 it not in Gath H1661,

Proclaim H1319 it not in the streets H2351 of Ashkelon H831,

Or H6435 the daughters H1323 of the Philistines H6430 will rejoice H8055,

The daughters H1323 of the uncircumcised H6189 will celebrate H5937.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:18 - Now all H3605 of his servants H5650 passed H5674 by H5674 beside H5921 H3027 him, and all H3605 the Cherethites H3774, all H3605 the Pelethites H6432, and all H3605 the Gittites H1663, six H8337 hundred H3967 men H376 who H834 had come H935 [fn]with him from Gath H1661, passed H5674 by H5674 before H6440 the king H4428.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:20 - And there was war H4421 at Gath H1661 again H5750, where there was a man H376 of great stature H4060 who had six H8337 fingers H676 on each hand H3027 and six H8337 toes H676 on each foot H7272, twenty-four H6242 H702 in number H4557; and he also H1571 had been born H3205 to the [fn]giant H7497.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:22 - These H428 four H702 were born H3205 to the [fn]giant H7497 at Gath H1661, and they fell H5307 by the hand H3027 of David H1732 and by the hand H3027 of his servants H5650.

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But it came H1961 about H1961 at the end H7093 of three H7969 years H8141, that two H8147 of Shimei’s H8096 servants H5650 ran H1272 away H1272 to Achish H397 son H1121 of Maacah H4601, king H4428 of Gath H1661. And others told H5046 Shimei H8096, saying H559, “Behold H2009, your servants H5650 are in Gath H1661.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:40 - Then Shimei H8096 got H6965 up H6965 and saddled H2280 his donkey H2543, and went H1980 to Gath H1661 to Achish H397, to search H1245 for his servants H5650. And Shimei H8096 went H1980 and brought H935 his servants H5650 from Gath H1661.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:41 - And it was reported H5046 to Solomon H8010 that Shimei H8096 had gone H1980 from Jerusalem H3389 to Gath H1661, and had returned H7725.

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Then H227 Hazael H2371 the king H4428 of Aram H758 went H5927 up H5927 and fought H3898 against H5921 Gath H1661 and captured H3920 it, and Hazael H2371 [fn]was H7760 intent H7760 H6440 on going H5927 up H5927 against H5921 Jerusalem H3389.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:21 - Zabad H2066 his son H1121, Shuthelah H7803 his son H1121, and Ezer H5827 and Elead H496, whom the men H376 of Gath H1661 who were born H3205 in the land H776 killed H2026, because H3588 they came H3381 down H3381 to take H3947 their livestock H4735.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:13 - and Beriah H1283 and Shema H8087, who H1992 were heads H7218 of fathers’ H1 households of the inhabitants H3427 of Aijalon H357, who H1992 put H1272 the inhabitants H3427 of Gath H1661 to H1272 flight H1272;

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Now after H310 this H3651 it came H1961 about H1961 that David H1732 [fn]defeated H5221 the Philistines H6430 and subdued H3665 them and took H3947 Gath H1661 and its towns H1323 from the hand H3027 of the Philistines H6430.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:6 - Again H5750 there was war H4421 at Gath H1661, where there was a man H376 of great stature H4060 who had twenty-four H6242 H702 fingers H676 and toes H676, six H8337 fingers on each hand and six H8337 toes on each foot; and he also H1571 was descended H3205 from the giants H7497.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:8 - These H411 were descended H3205 from the giants H7497 in Gath H1661, and they fell H5307 by the hand H3027 of David H1732 and by the hand H3027 of his servants H5650.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:8 - Gath H1661, Mareshah H4762, Ziph H2128,

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Now he went H3318 out H3318 and fought H3898 against the Philistines H6430, and broke H6555 down H6555 the wall H2346 of Gath H1661, the wall H2346 of Jabneh H2996, and the wall H2346 of Ashdod H795; and he built H1129 cities H5892 in the area of Ashdod H795 and among the Philistines H6430.

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For the music director; according to [fn]Jonath elem rehokim. A [fn]Mikhtam of David, [fn]when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

Be H2603 gracious H2603 to me, God H430, for a man H582 has [fn]trampled H7602 upon me;

[fn]Fighting H3898 all H3605 day H3117 long he oppresses H3905 me.

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Go H5674 over H5674 to Calneh H3641 and look H7200,

And go H1980 from there H8033 to Hamath H2574 the great H7227,

Then go H3381 down H3381 to Gath H1661 of the Philistines H6430.

Are [fn]they better H2896 than H4480 these H428 kingdoms H4467,

Or H518 is their territory H1366 greater H7227 than H4480 yours?

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Do not tell H5046 it in Gath H1661,

Do not weep H1058 at H1058 all H1058.

At [fn]Beth-le-aphrah H1036 roll H6428 yourself in the dust H6083 in H6428 mourning H6428.

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