Strong's Hebrew: 871. אֲתָרִים (Atharim) -- Atharim

Strong's Lexicon

Atharim: Atharim

Original Word: אֲתָרִים
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Athariym
Pronunciation: ah-thah-REEM
Phonetic Spelling: (ath-aw-reem')
Definition: Atharim
Meaning: Atharim

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אֵתֶר (eter), meaning "place" or "way."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Atharim, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, related concepts of "way" or "path" might be linked to Greek terms like ὁδός (hodos), meaning "way" or "road."

Usage: The term "Atharim" is used in the Bible to refer to a specific route or way. It is most notably associated with the "Way of Atharim," a path mentioned in the context of the Israelites' wilderness journey.

Cultural and Historical Background: The mention of Atharim occurs during the Israelites' 40-year journey through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt. This period was marked by numerous challenges and divine interventions as the Israelites traveled towards the Promised Land. The "Way of Atharim" likely refers to a route or path that was significant during this journey, possibly a well-known trade or travel route of the time.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a caravan route in the Negev
NASB Translation
Atharim (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֲתָרִים proper name, of a location only Numbers 21:1 ׳דֶּרֶח הָא; so ᵐ5, perhaps (Di) name of a caravan-route, compare vestige, footprint; others (after ᵑ7 ᵑ6) translate way of the spies (compare Numbers 13:22); but הָאֲתָרִים for הַתָּרִים is highly improbable, and a locality would hardly receive its designation from the spies.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

spies

Plural from an unused root (probably meaning to step); places; Atharim, a place near Palestine -- spies.

Forms and Transliterations

הָאֲתָרִ֑ים האתרים hā’ăṯārîm hā·’ă·ṯā·rîm haataRim

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