Lexical Definition
אָטָד ʼâṭâd (aw-tawd') Atad H:N-M
from an unused root probably meaning to pierce or make fast
Atad, bramble, thorn.
- a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)
1) bramble, thorn, buckthorn
2) the threshing Atad, meaning thorn, also called Abelmizraim and afterwards called Bethhogla was located on the west of Jordan between the Jordan and Jericho
Extended Information
- Atad, a threshing floor
- afterwards called Bethhogla was located on the west of Jordan between the Jordan and Jericho
- Also named: a.vel mits.ra.yim (אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם "Abel-mizraim" אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אָטָד noun masculineJudg 9:15 bramble, buck-thorn (compare Che Ps 58:10*) (rhamnus, Arabic 
Assyrian e‰idu see DlW, No. 153, Aramaic אַטְדָּא 
compare LöwNo. 15) contracted עֵצִים Judg 9:14; Judg 9:15 (twice in verse) (personified, in fable); Ps 58:10* as fuel (in figurative, compare Che); ׳כְּגֹרֶן הָא, noun, of a location, Gen 5:10; Gen 5:11 (see גֹּרֶן & אבל מצרים).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 5:10 · 5:11 |
| Judges | 9:14 · 9:15 |
| Psalms | 58:10* |
Profile
Atad between Jericho and the Jordan(?) • Threshing floor where Egyptians mourned Jacob
Atad was a threshing floor near the Jordan River where the Egyptians mourned Jacob's death.
- A location first mentioned at Gen.50.10;
- referred to as Atad אָטָד, or Abel-mizraim (NIV= Abel Mizraim) אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם.
Atad, also known as Abel-mizraim, was a threshing floor located east of the Jordan River. It was named in the Bible as the place where the funeral procession of Israel (or 'Jacob'), led by his son Joseph, stopped to mourn on their way from Egypt to Hebron (Genesis 50:10-11). The name Abel-mizraim means "mourning of the Egyptians," referring to the seven-day period of lamentation observed by the Egyptians accompanying Joseph. The threshing floor of Atad was likely a prominent landmark in the region, suitable for a large gathering. Its location east of the Jordan suggests that it was in the territory later allotted to the tribes of Reuben or Gad.
All entries for Atad or Abel-mizraim: אָטָד ☩ אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם