Shut; lame. (1.) Ezra 2:16. (2.) Neh. 10:17. (3.) Ezra 2:42.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Ater
Name meaning: left hand; shut (Hitchcock)
Hebrew & Greek words with this meaning
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(shut up).
The children of Ater were among the porters or gate-keepers of the temple who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45)
The children of ATER OF Hezekiah to the number of 98 returned with Zerubbabel, (Ezra 2:16; Nehemiah 7:21) and were among the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:17)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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