1. Village of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chron. 4:32).
2. City of Judah, fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chron. 11:6). Identified with ruins at Aitun, 31° 30' N, 34° 55' E.
3. A descendant of Judah (1 Chron. 4:3). The meaning is doubtful; some MSS read “sons of Etam”; and others, “sons of the father of Etam”; it may refer to the “founder” of the above city, No. 2.
Artas, Etam