6281. Ether

Lexicon

Ether: Ether

Original Word: עֶתֶר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: `Ether
Pronunciation: AY-thur
Phonetic Spelling: (eh'ther)
Definition: Ether
Meaning: Ether

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Ether

From athar; abundance; Ether, a place in Palestine -- Ether.

see HEBREW athar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
perhaps from athar
Definition
perhaps "abundance," a place in Judah
NASB Translation
Ether (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עֶ֫תֶר proper name, of a location (√ dubious); — in Judah Joshua 15:42 ( Ιθακ; A ᵐ5^L Αθερ), in Simeon Joshua 19:7 (Ιεθερ; in both followed by עָשָׁן); perhaps = עֲתָךְ q. v.; perhaps (Conder^{Survey iii. 261}) 'Atr, approximately 2 miles northwest of Beit Jibrin (compare GASm^{Geogr., Map}).

III. עתר (√of following)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to enclose.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Ether, as it is a proper noun specific to a location in the Hebrew Bible and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the New Testament.

Usage: Ether is mentioned in the context of a town within the allotment of land given to the tribe of Judah. It appears in the genealogical and territorial listings in the Old Testament.

Context: • Ether is identified as a town located in the southern part of the tribal inheritance of Judah. It is listed among the cities in the Negev, the southern desert region of Judah, as recorded in the Book of Joshua.
• In Joshua 15:42, Ether is mentioned as part of the inheritance of the tribe of Judah: "Libnah, Ether, Ashan."
• The town is also noted in the context of the Levitical cities, as it was given to the Levites as part of their inheritance. This is seen in 1 Chronicles 6:57 (6:42 in some translations), where it is listed among the cities given to the descendants of Aaron: "Heshbon and Jazer, with their pasturelands."
• The exact location of Ether is not definitively known today, but it is traditionally associated with the region south of Hebron, within the Negev desert.
• Ether's mention in the genealogical records underscores its role in the tribal organization and settlement patterns of ancient Israel, reflecting the distribution of land among the tribes and the provision for the Levitical priesthood.

Forms and Transliterations

וָעֶ֖תֶר וָעֶ֣תֶר ועתר vaEter wā‘eṯer wā·‘e·ṯer

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 15:42
HEB: לִבְנָ֥ה וָעֶ֖תֶר וְעָשָֽׁן׃
NAS: Libnah and Ether and Ashan,
KJV: Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
INT: Libnah and Ether and Ashan

Joshua 19:7
HEB: עַ֥יִן ׀ רִמּ֖וֹן וָעֶ֣תֶר וְעָשָׁ֑ן עָרִ֥ים
NAS: Ain, Rimmon and Ether and Ashan; four
KJV: Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan;
INT: Ain Rimmon and Ether and Ashan cities

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6281
2 Occurrences

wā·‘e·ṯer — 2 Occ.