Ether

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a town of Simeon 8 km west. of Beer-Sheba

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Google Maps: Ether (31° 48´, 34° 56´)

Hebrew

Strongs #06281: rte `Ether

Ether = "abundant"

1) a town in the lowlands of Judah allotted to Simeon

6281 `Ether eh'ther

from 6280; abundance; Ether, a place in Palestine:-Ether.
see HEBREW for 06280

Ether [NAVE]

ETHER, a city of Canaan. Assigned to Judah, Josh. 15:42.
Subsequently allotted to Simeon, Josh. 19:7.
Called Tochen in 1 Chr. 4:32.

ETHER [SMITH]

(abundance), one of the cities of Judah in the low country, the Shefelah , (Joshua 15:42) allotted to Simeon. (Joshua 19:7)

ETHER [ISBE]

ETHER - e'-ther (`ether; Ather): A town in Judah (Josh 15:42), near Libnah, assigned to Simeon (Josh 19:7). Kh. el `Atr (identical in spelling with Ether) is possibly the site. It is near Beit Jibrin and is described as "an ancient site: cisterns, foundations, quarried rock and terraces" (PEF, III, 261, 279).