H0333 H0333
Ater; a personal name meaning perhaps 'binder' or 'shut,' borne by a chief among the post-exilic Jews.
A proper name appearing in the restoration-era census lists of Ezra and Nehemiah. Ater designates at least two distinct groups: a family head whose descendants numbered 98 among the returning exiles (Ezra 2:16; Neh 7:21), and a family of gatekeepers (Ezra 2:42; Neh 7:45). A person named Ater also appears among the signers of the covenant renewal (Neh 10:17). The name may mean 'binder' or 'left-handed,' though the etymology is uncertain. French and German texts leave the name in Hebrew script, while English and Spanish transliterate as 'Ater.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper name Ater, designating post-exilic Jewish families and individuals in the restoration narratives. It identifies: (a) a clan head whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:16; Neh 7:21), (b) a gatekeeper family (Ezra 2:42; Neh 7:45), and (c) a signatory to the covenant in Nehemiah 10:17. The meaning 'binder' or 'shut' (possibly referring to a left-handed person) is uncertain. English and Spanish transliterate straightforwardly as 'Ater,' while French and German sometimes retain the Hebrew form. 5×
AR["آطير", "آطيرَ", "أَطِيرَ"]·ben["আটের", "আটেরের"]·DE["[אטר]"]·EN["Ater"]·FR["[אטר]"]·heb["אטר"]·HI["आटेर", "आतेर-के"]·ID["Ater"]·IT["Ater"]·jav["Ater"]·KO["아델", "아터", "아터의"]·PT["Ater"]·RU["Атер", "Атера"]·ES["Ater"]·SW["Ateri"]·TR["Ater", "Ater'in", "Aterin"]·urd["آطیر", "آطیر-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אָטֵר n.pr.m. (binder?) a chief of Jews Ezr 2:16, 42 Ne 7:21, 45; 10:18.