Hebrew word · H5854
עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב
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Atroth-beth-joab
ʿAṭārāh means 'crown, wreath, circlet.' The plural ʿaṭārôt is a common place name (several Atarots east and west of the Jordan), probably meaning 'rings,' that is, circular walled enclosures or animal pens. 'Beth-joab' means 'house (clan/estate) of Joab.'
Appears 3 times in 1 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·
What it means
§ Ataroth = "the crowns of"
the house of Joab, a place in Judah
Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
From the study of 1 Chronicles 2:54
- Range of meaning
ʿAṭārāh means 'crown, wreath, circlet.' The plural ʿaṭārôt is a common place name (several Atarots east and west of the Jordan), probably meaning 'rings,' that is, circular walled enclosures or animal pens. 'Beth-joab' means 'house (clan/estate) of Joab.'
- Against the English
BSB, WEB, NIV and ESV treat it as one hyphenated name. KJV ('Ataroth, the house of Joab') and YLT ('Atroth, Beth-Joab') split it into two items, which adds an extra 'son' to the list.
- Used elsewhere in the period
Ataroth in Gad (Num 32:3, 34). It is also named in the Moabite Mesha Stele (9th c. BC), which says the 'men of Gad' had lived in Ataroth from of old. Ataroth on the Ephraim–Benjamin border (Josh 16:2, 5, 7). The added 'Beth-joab' marks this one as a Judahite Ataroth.
Where it appears
1 Chronicles · 3
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1 Chronicles 2:54 עַטְר֖וֹת בֵּ֣ית יוֹאָ֑ב Atroth, Beth-, Joab
The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
Here: The first part of a compound place name. The word means 'crowns, wreaths.' As a place name it probably refers to circular enclosures or a ring-shaped settlement.
Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.