Gath

Gath

Gath can refer to:
* Gath (city), the biblical city and home of Goliath
* Gath (helmet), a lightweight helmet made by Gath Sports Pty Ltd
* Gath (magazine), the successor to Gairm, the most significant Scottish Gaelic magazine for its longevity and range
* The pen name of journalist George Alfred Townsend
* G.A.T.H is the acronym for the American band Gregory and the Hawk.
* Gath (fictional character), Protagonist portrayed in the Deathdealer Novella series Deathdealer


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  • GATH — (Heb. גַּת), name of several Canaanite cities often appearing with a toponymic addition to differentiate them (e.g., Gath Hepher, Gath Rimmon, Gath Gittaim, etc.). Four cities called Gath are listed among the conquests of Thutmose III and several …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Gath — [gath] n. 〚Heb, lit., wine press〛 Bible one of the cities of the Philistines: 2 Sam. 1:20 * * * Gath (găth) An ancient city of Palestine east northeast of Gaza. It was one of the five Philistine city kingdoms and the home of Goliath. * * * ▪… …   Universalium

  • Gath — ist der Name von: Goswin Peter Gath (1898–1959), deutscher Schriftsteller Gath bezeichnet des Weiteren: Gat auch Gath geschrieben, eine Stadt aus dem Alten Testament Siehe auch: Ghat …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gath — «gahth», noun. = gat4. (Cf. ↑gat) Gath «gath», noun. one of the five confederate cities of the Philistines. It was the home of the giant Goliath, whom David killed with a sling (in the Bible, I Samuel 5:8, 9). * * * Gath see tell v. 3 b …   Useful english dictionary

  • gath — «gahth», noun. = gat4. (Cf. ↑gat) Gath «gath», noun. one of the five confederate cities of the Philistines. It was the home of the giant Goliath, whom David killed with a sling (in the Bible, I Samuel 5:8, 9). * * * Gath see tell v. 3 b …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gath — [gath] n. [Heb, lit., wine press] Bible one of the cities of the Philistines: 2 Sam. 1:20 …   English World dictionary

  • gath|er|um — «GATH uhr uhm», noun. Informal. a miscellany: »[He] also instituted a saucily written Monday morning gatherum of gags, anecdotes, and other small bits that hadn t found their way into the previous week s news stories (Harper s) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gath — (a. Geogr.), 1) (G. Rimmon) eine der Fünffürstenstädte der Philister, Vaterstadt des Riesen Goliath, wurde unter Samuel von den Israeliten erobert, hatte aber unter Saul wieder eigne Könige; David eroberte G. u. legte eine Besatzung hinein;… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Gath [1] — Gath (»Kelter«), eine der fünf Fürstenstädte der Philister, bekannt als Heimat des Riesen Goliath, wurde von David erobert, von Rehabeam befestigt und fiel unter Joas in die Hände der Syrer. Man sucht G. im heutigen Dhikrîn, östlich von Askalon …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Gath [2] — Gath, Pseudonym, s. Townsend …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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