Gath
גַּיְאStrong’s H1661gay
Appears in 31 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Gay is the Hebrew word usually translated “gath”, “from gath” and “at gath”. It appears in 31 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- Valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge
How it's translated
- gath 17
- in gath 8
- from gath 4
- at gath 2
- for gath 1
- gath towards 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 12
- 1 Chronicles 5
- 2 Samuel 4
- 1 Kings 3
- 2 Chronicles 2
- Joshua 1
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 5:8They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
- 1 Samuel 6:17And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
- 1 Samuel 7:14And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
- 1 Samuel 17:4And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
- 1 Samuel 17:23And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
- 1 Samuel 17:52And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
Hebrew dictionary
גַּיְא gay · Gath
valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Another spelling of gat (גַּת "Gath" H1661)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.