Lexical Definition

‎עֲטָרוֹת‎ ʻĂṭârôwth (at-aw-roth') Ataroth ^N:N--L
or עֲטָרֹת ʻĂṭârôth (at-awroth'); plural of ‎עֲטָרָה‎

Ataroth.

• § Ataroth = "crowns"
• Ataroth, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine

1) a town east of the Jordan in Gilead, taken and built by the tribe of Gad
2) a place on the boundary of Ephraim and Manasseh
3) a place between Ephraim and Benjamin

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֲטָרוֺת‎ and (Num 32:34) ‎עֲטָרֹת‎ proper name, of a location Αταρωθ, etc.:

1. East of Jordan (MI^{10, 11}); —
a. Num 32:3 (+ ‎דִּיבוֺן‎, etc.) — modern A‰‰arûs, approximately 8 miles north-northwest from Dibon — built by Gad Num 32:34 (+ ‎׳‎‎ד‎, ‎עֲרֹעֵר‎, and also)
b. ‎עַטְרֹת שׁוֺפָן‎ vNum 32:35 (Samaritan ‎שפים‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎, see Di; site unknown).

2. west of Jordan, conjectures as to sites see in Di Buhl^{Geogr. 172:}
a. on border between Ephraim and Benjamin Josh 16:2, = ‎עַטְרוֺת‎ ‎אַדָּר‎ vJosh 16:5; Josh 18:13.
b. on east border of Ephraim Josh 16:7.
c. ‎עַטְרוֺת בֵּית יוֺאָב‎ 1Chr 2:54 in Judah; a 'son' of Salma (+ Bethlehem, al.).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Ataroth_1 • Town in Gilead allotted to Gad

Ataroth was a town in the region of Gilead allotted to the tribe of Gad.

• A location first mentioned at Num.32.3;
• only referred to as Ataroth עֲטָרוֹת.
  

Ataroth was a town located in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. It is mentioned in the Bible as part of the territory requested by the tribes of Reuben and Gad for their inheritance (Numbers 32:3). Moses granted their request on the condition that they help the other tribes conquer the land west of the Jordan (Numbers 32:33-42). The town of Ataroth was rebuilt by the tribe of Gad (Numbers 32:34). Its exact location is uncertain, but it was likely situated near the border between Gad and Reuben's territories. No other details are provided about the town's history, size, or importance. It should not be confused with other places named Ataroth mentioned in the Bible, such as Ataroth-addar on the border of Ephraim (Joshua 16:5).

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