- Original: עיטם - Transliteration: `Eytam - Phonetic: ay-tawm' - Definition: Etam = lair of wild beasts 1. a village of the tribe of Simeon 2. a town in Judah fortified and garrisoned by king Rehoboam of Judah and located between Bethlehem and Tekoa 3. a cliff; site uncertain - Origin: from H5861 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: From H5861 ; hawk ground; Etam a place in Palestine: - Etam. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • Etam, 5 Judges 15:8; Judges 15:11; 1 Chronicles 4:3; 1 Chronicles 4:32; 2 Chronicles 11:6