( ×áâñåßò v. r. Á᾿âñßò , Vulg. omits), the son of Gothoniel ( ὁ ôïῦ à .), one of the three "rulors" ( ἄñ÷ïíôåò ) or "ancients" ( ðñåóâýôåñïé ) of Bethulia (q.v.) in the time of Judith (Jdt_6:15; Jdt_8:10; Jdt_10:6).