1. A town in Judah in the Shephelah region (Jos 15:42). The modern town of Khirbet el-Ater is the probable site.→ View encyclopedia entry
2. A village in Simeon (Jos 19:7), paralleled in 1 Chronicles 4:32 by “Token.”→ View encyclopedia entry
This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:
1. A town in Judah in the Shephelah region (Jos 15:42). The modern town of Khirbet el-Ater is the probable site.→ View encyclopedia entry
2. A village in Simeon (Jos 19:7), paralleled in 1 Chronicles 4:32 by “Token.”→ View encyclopedia entry
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.