II. גַּת proper name, of a location (wine-press) — Philistine city ᵐ5 Γεθ, ᵑ9 Geth, Jos^{Ant. vi. 12}, 2 etc., Γιττα (ed. Niese), exact site unknown (see GASm^{Geog. 194 ff.}), named with Gaza and Ashdod Joshua 11:22 as home of remaining `Anakim; named with Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon and `Ekron 1 Samuel 6:17; with Ashkelon 1 Samuel 1:20; with Ashkelon, yabne and Ashdod 2Chronicles 26:6; מֵעֶקְרוֺן וְעַדגַּֿת 1 Samuel 7:14, compare 1 Samuel 17:52b and also 1 Samuel 17:52a (read גַּת for גַּיְא ᵐ5 We Dr); called גַּת מְּלִשְׁתִּים Amos 6:2; built up by Rehoboam, according to 2Chronicles 11:8; taken by Hazael 2 Kings 12:18; also 1 Samuel 5:8; 1 Samuel 17:4,23 (of Goliath), compare 2 Samuel 21:20,22 = 1 Chronicles 20:6,8; 1 Samuel 21:11; 1 Samuel 21:13; 1 Samuel 27:2,3,4,11; 2 Samuel 15:18; 1 Kings 2:39 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 2:40,41; Psalm 56:1; Micah 1:10,14; 1 Chronicles 7:21; 1 Chronicles 8:13, also 1 Chronicles 18:1 (but "" מֶתֶג אַמָּה 2 Samuel 8:1; on change of this into reading in Chronicles see We); with ה locative, גַּ֫תָּה 1 Kings 2:40.