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ʾāṭēr אָטֵר ‘Ater’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾāṭar אָטַר ‘to shut’
Roots: אטר

ʾāṭēr pr n m pers
Ater = "binder"
1) an exiled descendant of Hezekiah
2) an exiled Levite porter (perhaps same as 1)
3) a chief Israelite who sealed Nehemiah's covenant

Mentioned in Ezra 2:16, 2:42 Nehemiah 7:21, 7:45, 10:18

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