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Gath

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/ ɡæθ /

noun

  1. Douay spelling: GethOld Testament one of the five cities of the Philistines, from which Goliath came (I Samuel 17:4) and near which Saul fell in battle (II Samuel 1:20)

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Mr Gath became the first patient in the East Midlands to be treated with a new drug, Produodopa, last week.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2024

Damien Gath, 52, has experienced years of daily involuntary shaking and pain caused by the neurological condition, which he said made everyday tasks a struggle.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2024

The prevalent hypothesis, based on the Old Testament, historical sources, and Carbon-14 dating attributes the destruction of the structure to the devastation of Gath by Hazael, King of Aram Damascus, around 830 BCE.

From Science Daily Jan. 4, 2024

Capturing this reality, Gath says, meant leaning into “bold” choices — such as filming from a very low angle that points up towards someone’s nose — and, occasionally, missteps.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2022

He’ll fright the Obediahs out of tune, With his uncircumcis-ed Algernoon: A name so stubborne, ’tis not to be scanned By him in Gath with the six fingered hand.”

From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Bardsley, Charles W.

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