Ater

Ater is an Old Testament man's name meaning shut or lame.

1. A descendant of Hezekiah, who returned from Babylon Ezra 2:16; Nehemiah 7:21
2. An Israelite, who subscribed to Nehemiah’s covenant Nehemiah 10:17
3. A porter Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45
4. An old town in Bhind District, India

Ater is also a Latin adjective meaning "black, dark, gloomy, dismal or malicious".

Latin binomial abbreviations for species

• C. ater

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "article name needed". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.