What does גַּת mean in the Bible?
גַּת is a Hebrew word meaning "Gath , a Philistine city".
Hebrew · H1661
גַּת
Gath , a Philistine city
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גַּתH1661
What does גַּת mean in the Bible?
גַּת is a Hebrew word meaning "Gath , a Philistine city".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1661?
The BSB source-word alignment has 33 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Gath (8), in Gath (6), of Gath (6), to Gath (5), at Gath (3).
Where does גַּת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 11:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (12), 1 Chronicles (5), 1 Kings (5), 2 Samuel (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItGath8×Joshua 11:22, 1 Samuel 6:17, 1 Samuel 7:14, 1 Samuel 17:52
in Gath6×1 Samuel 27:3, 2 Samuel 1:20, 2 Samuel 21:22, 1 Chronicles 20:8
of Gath6×1 Samuel 21:12, 1 Samuel 27:2, 1 Kings 2:39, 1 Chronicles 7:21
to Gath5×1 Samuel 5:8, 1 Samuel 27:4, 1 Samuel 27:11, 1 Kings 2:41
at Gath3×2 Samuel 21:20, 1 Kings 2:40, 1 Chronicles 20:6
from Gath3×1 Samuel 17:23, 2 Samuel 15:18, 1 Kings 2:40
are in Gath1×1 Kings 2:39
who was from Gath1×1 Samuel 17:4
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 11:22בְּגַ֥תtoGathPreposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular1 Samuel 5:8גַּ֣תtoto GathNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Samuel 6:17לְגַ֥תtoGathPreposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular1 Samuel 7:14גַּ֔תtoGathNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Samuel 17:4מִגַּ֑תtowho was from GathPreposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular1 Samuel 17:23מִגַּת֙tofrom GathPreposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular1 Samuel 17:52גַּ֖תtoGathNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Samuel 21:10גַּֽת׃toGathNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Samuel 21:12גַּֽת׃toof GathNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Samuel 27:2גַּֽת׃toof GathNoun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJoshua 11:22
Aligned rows33
Books represented10
Joshua11 Samuel122 Samuel41 Kings52 Kings11 Chronicles52 Chronicles2Psalms1Amos1Micah1
Source forms
בְּגַ֑ת4xbə·ḡaṯ2 Samuel 21:20, 2 Samuel 21:22, 1 Chronicles 20:6, 1 Chronicles 20:8
גַּ֖ת3xgaṯ1 Samuel 17:52, 1 Kings 2:41, 2 Kings 12:17
גַּֽת׃3xgaṯ1 Samuel 21:10, 1 Samuel 21:12, 1 Samuel 27:2
בְּגַֽת׃2xbə·ḡaṯ1 Kings 2:39, Psalms 56:1
גַת֙2xḡaṯ1 Samuel 27:11, 1 Chronicles 7:21
גַּ֑ת2xgaṯ1 Samuel 27:4, 1 Kings 2:39
גַּ֥ת2xgaṯ1 Chronicles 18:1, 2 Chronicles 11:8
בְגַ֔ת1xḇə·ḡaṯ2 Samuel 1:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular17x1 Samuel 5:8, 1 Samuel 7:14, 1 Samuel 17:52, 1 Samuel 21:10
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular10xJoshua 11:22, 1 Samuel 27:3, 2 Samuel 1:20, 2 Samuel 21:20
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular4x1 Samuel 17:4, 1 Samuel 17:23, 2 Samuel 15:18, 1 Kings 2:40
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular1x1 Kings 2:40
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular1x1 Samuel 6:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Gath , a Philistine city
Source Gloss
Gath , a Philistine city
Extended definition
Gath.
Word Origins
גַּת is built from this root: