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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Gether


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Gether is a son of Aram, son of Shem, son of Noah.

The meaning of the name Gether is debated. Jerome suggests that it comes from the word gat (gat 841a) for winepress, and an additional, unexplained rosh. NOBSE leans towards yagor (yagor 843) meaning to fear (and reads Fear), but thus misses the letter taw. BDB gives up altogether and declares the meaning unknown.

Our contribution: The taw may be constructional, although that happens rarely if ever in the middle of a word. The taw may also be the remnant of a superimposition of two words, one ending on taw, the other starting with it:
tr is a common contraction of tur (tor 2500c), dove or tur (tor 2500a), circlet (Song 1:10), from the verb tur (tur 2500), seek, search, spy out. That together with the word gat (gat 841a), wine press, creates the meaning of Circle Of The Winepress.



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