e.ter is used as a proper name in lists of cities and their villages.

The term is attested as a proper name in city lists: Joshua 15:42 names it among places, and Joshua 19:7 includes it among four cities with their villages.

1. Proper name in city lists · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and occur in lists of places. In Joshua 15:42 the APB renders “Libnah, Ether, and Ashan”; in Joshua 19:7 it renders a list including “Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities together with their villages.”

   Joshua 15:42Joshua 19:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Ether” in both city lists. These renderings confirm the verse context rather than isolate the term beyond its proper-name use.