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Ataroth-adar(-addar)

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(crowns). (1) A town of Gilead (Num. 32:3,34³Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, (Numbers 32:3)
³⁴And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, (Numbers 32:34)). (2) A place on the southern boundary of Ephraim (Josh. 16:2,7²And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth, (Joshua 16:2)
⁷And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan. (Joshua 16:7)). (3) Perhaps same as above (1 Chron. 2:54⁵⁴The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites. (1 Chronicles 2:54)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City on the borders of Benjamin and Ephraim (Josh. 16:5⁵And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper; (Joshua 16:5); Josh. 18:13¹³And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth-el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon. (Joshua 18:13)). Identified with ed-Dariah, 31° 53' N, 350 4' E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5853 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`Atrowth

Phonic:

’Addar

Meaning:

from the same as 5852 and 146; crowns of Addar; Atroth-Addar, a place in Palestine: --Ataroth-adar(-addar).

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Crowns of flocks:―a place in Palestine, Josh. 18:13. {Coronae gregum}