Atara (bible)
Atara is in the Old Testament in the 1st book of the chronicles the second wife of Jerachmeel , the son of Hezron. She is the mother of Onam ( 1 Chr 2,26 EU ).
The Hebrew personal name עֲטָרָה 'ǎtārāh is a one-word name and means "crown". The Septuagint gives the name as Αταρα Atara , the Vulgate as Atara .
In the Palestinian Talmud (treatise Sanhedrin, chap. 2) it is discussed why, if Jerachmeel is the firstborn of Hezron, since he is first mentioned in 1 Chr 2.9 EU , the lineage is continued through his younger brother Ram. The reason given is: "He married a Canaanite woman to crown himself with her". This is an allusion to the name Atara ("crown").
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Rechenmacher : Old Hebrew personal names , Münster 2012, p. 173.