5852. Ataroth
Strong's Lexicon
Ataroth: Ataroth

Original Word: עֲטָרוֹת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: `Atarowth
Pronunciation: ah-tah-ROHT
Phonetic Spelling: (at-aw-roth')
Definition: Ataroth
Meaning: Ataroth

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עָטַר (atar), meaning "to crown" or "to encircle."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Ataroth in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew geography.

Usage: Ataroth is a name used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to several locations. The term itself suggests a place of significance, possibly indicating a city or region that is encircled or crowned, which may imply fortification or prominence.

Cultural and Historical Background: Ataroth is mentioned in the context of the tribal allotments in the land of Canaan. It was a city on the east side of the Jordan River, associated with the tribes of Gad and Reuben. The name reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of naming places with terms that denote strength, protection, or honor. The cities named Ataroth were likely important for their strategic locations and resources.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
pl. of atarah
Definition
the name of several places in Isr.
NASB Translation
Ataroth (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֲטָרוֺת and (Numbers 32:34) עֲטָרֹת proper name, of a location Αταρωθ, etc.:

1 East of Jordan (MI10, 11); —

a. Numbers 32:3 (+ דִּיבוֺן, etc.) — modern A‰‰arûs, approximately 8 miles north-northwest from Dibon — built by Gad Numbers 32:34 (+ ׳ד, עֲרֹעֵר, and also)

b. עַטְרֹת שׁוֺפָן Numbers 32:35 (Samaritan שפים ׳ע, see Di; site unknown).

2 west of Jordan, conjectures as to sites see in Di BuhlGeogr. 172:

a. on border between Ephraim and Benjamin Joshua 16:2, = עַטְרוֺת אַדָּר Joshua 16:5; Joshua 18:13.

b. on east border of Ephraim Joshua 16:7.

c. עַטְרוֺת בֵּית יוֺאָב 1 Chronicles 2:54 in Judah; a 'son' of Salma (+ Bethlehem, al.).

עטשׁ (√ of following; Late Hebrew עָטַשׁ sneeze; Aramaic in derivative noun; Arabic id., Ethiopic [], , sneezing).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ataroth

Or Ataroth {at-aw-roth'}; plural of atarah; Ataroth, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine -- Ataroth.

see HEBREW atarah

Forms and Transliterations
עֲטָר֣וֹת עֲטָר֤וֹת עֲטָרֹ֑ת עֲטָרֽוֹת׃ עטרות עטרות׃ עטרת ‘ă·ṭā·rō·wṯ ‘ă·ṭā·rōṯ ‘ăṭārōṯ ‘ăṭārōwṯ ataRot
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 32:3
HEB: עֲטָר֤וֹת וְדִיבֹן֙ וְיַעְזֵ֣ר
NAS: Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer,
KJV: Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer,
INT: Ataroth Dibon Jazer

Numbers 32:34
HEB: דִּיבֹ֖ן וְאֶת־ עֲטָרֹ֑ת וְאֵ֖ת עֲרֹעֵֽר׃
NAS: built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer,
KJV: built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
INT: of Gad Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer

Joshua 16:2
HEB: גְּב֥וּל הָאַרְכִּ֖י עֲטָרֽוֹת׃
NAS: of the Archites at Ataroth.
KJV: unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
INT: the border of the Archites Ataroth

Joshua 16:7
HEB: וְיָרַ֥ד מִיָּנ֖וֹחָה עֲטָר֣וֹת וְנַעֲרָ֑תָה וּפָגַע֙
NAS: from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah,
KJV: from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath,
INT: went Janoah to Ataroth Naarah reached

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5852
4 Occurrences


‘ă·ṭā·rō·wṯ — 4 Occ.















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