Midvash

עֲטָרוֹתʻĂṭârôwth

Ataroth, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine

Pronunciation: at-aw-roth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5852

Meanings

1. East of Jordan

a. approximately 8 miles north-northwest from Dibon (Numbers 32:3; Numbers 32:34)

b. site unknown (Numbers 32:35)

2. west of Jordan

a. on border between Ephraim and Benjamin (Joshua 16:2; Joshua 16:5; Joshua 18:13)

b. on east border of Ephraim (Joshua 16:7)

c. in Judah; a 'son' of Salma (+ Bethlehem, al.) (1 Chronicles 2:54)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 32:3 “Notice the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon.
  • Numbers 32:34 The descendants of Gad built the towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
  • Joshua 16:2 From Bethel (that is, Luz) it ran over to Ataroth in the territory of the Arkites.
  • Joshua 16:7 From Janoah it turned southward to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and ended at the Jordan River.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).