Lexical Definition
אֲתַר ʼăthar (ath-ar') place A:N-M
(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of אֲתָרִים
after, place.
- a place
- (adverb) after
1) track, place
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲתַר noun masculine place (so Egyptian Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene; ᵑ9; Syriac place; Zinjirli אשר Lzb229 f.; Arabic
footstep; compare Hebrew אֲשׁוּר and below אֲשֶׁר); — place
a. Dan 2:35 וְכָלאֲֿחַר לָאהִֿשְׁתְּכַח לְהוֺן, Ezra 5:15 וּבֵית אֱלָהָא יִתְבְנֵא עַלאַֿתְרֵהּ, Ezra 6:3; Ezra 6:5; Ezra 6:7. Hence
b. בָּאתַר (Dan 7:6 Baer בָּתַר) after (literally in the track of: so Zinjirli באשר (Cooke160 f., 170), Palmyrene, ᵑ9 בָּתַר, Syriac ), בָּאתַר דְּנָה after this, Dan 7:6; Dan 7:7, suffix Dan 2:39 וּבָֽתָרָךְ and after thee. אַתַּ֫רוּ see נתר.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezra | 5:15 · 6:3 · 6:5 · 6:7 |
| Daniel | 2:35 · 2:39 · 7:6 · 7:7 |