a´tẽr (×טר, 'aÌ„tÌ£eÌ„r, “bound†[?): (1) The ancestor of a family of 98 persons who returned from Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel (; ). the King James Version has “Ater of Hezekiahâ€; 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.â€
(2) The head of a family of porters who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem (; ).