a.ta.rot is a proper place-name appearing in boundary descriptions and lists of settlements in the Bible.

The term is used as a proper place-name: it marks a location along a boundary in Joshua and occurs among named places in Numbers, including a settlement built by the sons of Gad.

1. A named location in boundaries and place lists · dominant

   All four occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Joshua 16:2 the APB renders a route passing “to the border of the Archite at Ataroth,” and in Joshua 16:7 it renders a descent “to Ataroth.” In Numbers 32:3 it appears in a list of places, while Numbers 32:34 places it among locations the sons of Gad built.

   Joshua 16:2Joshua 16:7Numbers 32:3Numbers 32:34

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Ataroth” in each verse: as a destination or boundary point in Joshua and as an item in place lists in Numbers. These renderings confirm the verse-level presentation rather than a finer lexical distinction.