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גֶּתֶר

𐤂𐤕𐤓

Geter

H1666 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain (personal name of unclear derivation)

Definition

A personal name designating a son of Aram, listed among the descendants in genealogical records. By extension, refers to the people or territory associated with this ancestral figure, though the specific location or group is not attested outside the biblical text. Functions primarily as a proper noun in genealogical lists, without additional lexical meaning or attested ethnic or geographic identity beyond its biblical mention.

Semantic Range

proper noun (personal name), eponymous ancestor, possible associated people or territory (hypothetical, not attested outside Bible)

Root / Etymology

The etymology is uncertain. The word גֶּתֶר does not clearly derive from a recognizable Hebrew root, and no root meaning is evident. Some have speculated a connection to roots such as גתר, but there is no solid evidence for this, and no clear Hebrew or Northwest Semitic parallels exist to elucidate its meaning. It is best regarded as a theophoric or personal name whose linguistic origin is lost or obscure.

Historical & Contextual Notes

גֶּתֶר (Gether) appears solely within genealogical contexts in the Hebrew Bible: listed as a son of Aram and grandson of Shem (Genesis 10:23; 1 Chronicles 1:17). There is no further narrative or descriptive information about Gether as an individual, nor any corroborating historical or archaeological evidence identifying a people or land bearing this name in the broader ancient Near Eastern records. The inclusion in the Table of Nations (Genesis 10) situates Gether as an ancestral figure linking various ethnic groups of the region, but without further biblical or extra-biblical development. Unlike other names in Genesis 10 that became associated with well-attested ethnicities or regions, Gether's identity remains obscure. Later tradition sometimes speculated about the location or descendants of Gether, but these are not grounded in the biblical text. English renderings transliterate the name; older translations may treat it as a geographic or ethnic designation, but this is not supported by further evidence. Compare with other genealogical names whose historicity and referents are similarly opaque.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain derivation; Gether, a son of Aram, and the region settled by him; Gether.

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Root Family

uncertain (uncertain) — personal name of unclear derivation

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1666-01 וְ/גֶ֥תֶר vegeter HC/Np and Gether and Gether 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1666-01 Genesis 10:23 וְ/גֶ֥תֶר vegeter HC/Np and Gether and Gether
H1666-01 1 Chronicles 1:17 וְ/גֶ֥תֶר vegeter HC/Np and Gether and Gether
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