Lexical Definition
עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב ʻAṭrôwth bêyth Yôwʼâb (at-roth' bayth yoawb') Atroth-beth-joab N:N--L
from the same as עֲטָרוֹת and בַּיִת and יוֹאָב; crowns of the house of Joab
Ataroth the house of Joab.
- § Ataroth = "the crowns of"
- Atroth-beth-Joab, a place in Palestine
1) the house of Joab, a place in Judah
Brown-Driver-Briggs
עֲטָרוֺת and (Num 32:34) עֲטָרֹת proper name, of a location Αταρωθ, etc.:
1. East of Jordan (MI10, 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 BuhlGeogr. 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
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Numbers | 32:3 · 32:34 · 32:35 |
| Joshua | 16:2 · 16:5 · 16:7 · 18:13 |
| 1 Chronicles | 2:54 |
Profile
In Judea • Town associated with Joab from the tribe of Judah.
Atroth-beth-joab was a town linked to Joab in Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:54)
- A location in Judea only mentioned at 1Ch.2.54;
- only referred to as Atroth-beth-joab עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב.
Atroth-beth-joab is mentioned only once in the Bible, in 1 Chronicles 2:54, as part of a genealogical record of the descendants of Judah. It was a town that seems to have been associated with or founded by Joab, who was from the tribe of Judah and served as the commander of King David's army.
All entries for Atroth-beth-joab: עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב