Easton's Bible Dictionary Shut; lame. (1.) Ezra 2:16. (2.) Nehemiah 10:17. (3.) Ezra 2:42. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ATER a'-ter ('aTer, "bound" (?)): (1) The ancestor of a family of 98 persons who returned from Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:16 Nehemiah 7:21). the King James Version has "Ater of Hezekiah"; the Revised Version (British and American) of 1 Esdras 5:15 has "Ater of Ezekias," margin, "Ater of Hezekiah." the King James Version has "Aterezias." (2) The head of a family of porters who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:42 Nehemiah 7:45).

Multi-Version Concordance Ater (3 Occurrences) Ezra 2:42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty-nine. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Nehemiah 7:45 The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, one hundred thirty-eight. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Nehemiah 10:17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)