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Meaning and etymology of the Hebrew name Gether
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Gether 
The name Gether is assigned only once in the Bible. He is a son of Aram, son of Shem, son of Noah (Genesis 10:23).
The meaning of the name Gether is debated. Jerome suggests that it comes from the word  (gat) for winepress, and the verb  (ra'a 2095), meaning to see. NOBS Study Bible Name List leans towards  (yagor) meaning to fear and reads Fear, but thus misses the letter taw. Still, Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names agrees and also reads Fear. BDB Theological Dictionary 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:
 is a common contraction of  (tor), dove or (tor), circlet (Song 1:10), from the verb (tur), seek, search, spy out. That together with the word (gat), wine press, creates the meaning of Circle Of The Winepress.
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