a.ter is a proper name attached to groups called “sons of Ater,” including gatekeepers.

The attested form is a proper name, chiefly identifying groups designated “sons of Ater” in enrollment and gatekeeper lists; it also occurs as a proper-name token in a list where the APB does not visibly reproduce it.

1. Proper name in group and list designations · dominant

   All five occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Ezra 2:16 and Nehemiah 7:21, the APB renders a numbered group as “The sons of Ater”; in Ezra 2:42 and Nehemiah 7:45, it places that group among gatekeepers. Nehemiah 10:18 also contains the proper-name form, though the APB renders only “Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,” so its specific contribution is not visible in the paraphrase.

   Ezra 2:16Ezra 2:42Nehemiah 10:18Nehemiah 7:21Nehemiah 7:45

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB presents the name as “Ater” in the “sons of Ater” clauses of Ezra 2:16, Ezra 2:42, Nehemiah 7:21, and Nehemiah 7:45. In Nehemiah 10:18, the supplied APB wording does not visibly include it; the paraphrase is not word-aligned.