Encyclopedia of The Bible – Atharias
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Atharias

ATHARIAS ăth’ ə rī’ əs. The KJV tr. of ̓Ατθαρίας, an official title of the Pers. governor of Judah (1 Esd 5:40). RSV has ATTHARIAS, but “governor” in the mg. It is a corruption of the title “tirshatha.”