H6258 עַתָּה (ʻattâh) at-taw'

Hebrew

Adv (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

now

Strong's Definition

at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive

Derivation: from H6256 (עֵת);

KJV Usage: henceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.

TWOT Reference: 1650c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) now

1a) now

1b) in phrases

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G737

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) — now. 1) now 1a) now 1b) in phrases

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

עַתָּה (H6258)

adv

Time

now = a reference to the actual time when a particular event takes place

GEN 11:6 · GEN 22:12 · GEN 26:22 · GEN 26:29 · GEN 27:36 · GEN 29:32 · GEN 29:34 · GEN 31:42 · GEN 32:5 · GEN 32:11 · GEN 43:10 · GEN 46:34 · EXO 5:5 · EXO 6:1 · EXO 9:15 · EXO 9:18 · EXO 18:11 · NUM 11:6 · NUM 11:23 · NUM 22:4 · NUM 22:29 · NUM 22:33 · NUM 22:38 · NUM 24:17 · DEU 10:22 · DEU 12:9 · DEU 32:39 · JOS 9:12 · JOS 14:11 · JOS 22:4 · JDG 6:13 · JDG 8:2 · JDG 8:6 · JDG 8:15 · JDG 9:38 · JDG 11:7 · JDG 11:8 · JDG 15:18 · JDG 17:13 · RUT 2:7 · 1SA 2:16 · 1SA 2:30 · 1SA 9:12 · 1SA 13:12 · 1SA 13:13 · 1SA 13:14 · 1SA 14:30 · 1SA 17:29 · 1SA 25:7 · 1SA 27:1 · 2SA 12:23 · 2SA 15:34 · 2SA 16:11 · 2SA 17:9 · 2SA 19:10 · 2SA 20:6 · 2SA 24:16 · 1KI 1:18 · 1KI 5:18 · 1KI 12:4 · 1KI 12:26 · 1KI 14:14 · 1KI 17:24 · 1KI 18:11 · 1KI 18:14 · 1KI 19:4 · 1KI 21:7 · 2KI 5:22 · 2KI 8:6 · 2KI 13:19 · 2KI 13:23 · 2KI 19:25 · 1CH 21:15 · 1CH 28:10 · 1CH 29:17 · 2CH 7:16 · 2CH 16:9 · 2CH 28:10 · 2CH 29:5 · 2CH 29:11 · 2CH 35:3 · EZR 9:8 · EZR 10:2 · NEH 5:5 · NEH 6:7 · JOB 3:13 · JOB 4:5 · JOB 6:3 · JOB 6:21 · JOB 7:21 · JOB 8:6 · JOB 13:19 · JOB 14:16 · JOB 16:7 · JOB 16:19 · JOB 30:1 · JOB 30:9 · JOB 42:5 · PSA 12:6 · PSA 17:11 · PSA 20:7 · PSA 113:2 · PSA 115:18 · PSA 121:8 · PSA 125:2 · PSA 131:3 · ISA 1:21 · ISA 9:6 · ISA 16:14 · ISA 29:22 · ISA 29:22 · ISA 37:26 · ISA 43:1 · ISA 43:19 · ISA 48:6 · ISA 48:7 · ISA 48:16 · ISA 49:19 · ISA 59:21 · ISA 64:7 · JER 3:4 · JER 27:16 · JER 40:4 · EZK 4:14 · EZK 7:3 · EZK 7:8 · EZK 19:13 · EZK 23:43 · EZK 26:18 · EZK 39:25 · DAN 9:22 · DAN 10:11 · DAN 10:17 · DAN 10:20 · DAN 11:2 · HOS 2:9 · HOS 2:12 · HOS 5:3 · HOS 8:10 · HOS 10:3 · HOS 13:2 · JOL 2:12 · MIC 4:7 · MIC 4:10 · MIC 4:11 · MIC 4:14 · MIC 5:3 · MIC 7:4 · HAG 2:3 · HAG 2:4 · ZEC 8:11 · ZEC 9:8

Identifiers

therefore, now then, and now, so then, so, so now = a marker indicating that an important statement is following and demanding the attention of the listener

GEN 3:22 · GEN 4:11 · GEN 12:19 · GEN 19:9 · GEN 20:7 · GEN 21:23 · GEN 24:49 · GEN 27:3 · GEN 27:8 · GEN 27:43 · GEN 30:30 · GEN 31:13 · GEN 31:16 · GEN 31:28 · GEN 31:30 · GEN 31:44 · GEN 37:20 · GEN 41:33 · GEN 44:10 · GEN 44:30 · GEN 44:33 · GEN 45:5 · GEN 45:8 · GEN 47:4 · GEN 48:5 · GEN 50:5 · GEN 50:17 · GEN 50:21 · EXO 3:9 · EXO 3:10 · EXO 3:18 · EXO 4:12 · EXO 5:18 · EXO 9:19 · EXO 10:17 · EXO 18:19 · EXO 19:5 · EXO 32:10 · EXO 32:30 · EXO 32:32 · EXO 32:34 · EXO 33:5 · EXO 33:13 · NUM 14:17 · NUM 22:6 · NUM 22:11 · NUM 22:19 · NUM 22:34 · NUM 24:11 · NUM 24:14 · NUM 31:17 · DEU 2:13 · DEU 4:1 · DEU 5:25 · DEU 10:12 · DEU 26:10 · DEU 31:19 · JOS 1:2 · JOS 2:12 · JOS 3:12 · JOS 5:14 · JOS 9:6 · JOS 9:11 · JOS 9:19 · JOS 9:23 · JOS 9:25 · JOS 13:7 · JOS 14:10 · JOS 14:10 · JOS 14:12 · JOS 22:4 · JOS 24:14 · JOS 24:23 · JDG 7:3 · JDG 9:16 · JDG 9:32 · JDG 11:13 · JDG 11:23 · JDG 11:25 · JDG 13:4 · JDG 13:7 · JDG 13:12 · JDG 14:2 · JDG 16:10 · JDG 17:3 · JDG 18:14 · JDG 20:9 · JDG 20:13 · RUT 3:2 · RUT 3:11 · RUT 3:12 · 1SA 6:7 · 1SA 8:5 · 1SA 8:9 · 1SA 9:6 · 1SA 9:13 · 1SA 10:19 · 1SA 12:2 · 1SA 12:7 · 1SA 12:10 · 1SA 12:13 · 1SA 12:16 · 1SA 15:1 · 1SA 15:3 · 1SA 15:25 · 1SA 15:30 · 1SA 18:22 · 1SA 19:2 · 1SA 20:29 · 1SA 20:31 · 1SA 21:4 · 1SA 23:20 · 1SA 24:21 · 1SA 24:22 · 1SA 25:7 · 1SA 25:17 · 1SA 25:26 · 1SA 25:26 · 1SA 25:27 · 1SA 26:8 · 1SA 26:11 · 1SA 26:16 · 1SA 26:19 · 1SA 26:20 · 1SA 28:22 · 1SA 29:7 · 1SA 29:10 · 2SA 2:6 · 2SA 2:7 · 2SA 3:18 · 2SA 4:11 · 2SA 7:8 · 2SA 7:25 · 2SA 7:28 · 2SA 7:29 · 2SA 12:10 · 2SA 12:28 · 2SA 13:13 · 2SA 13:20 · 2SA 13:33 · 2SA 14:15 · 2SA 14:32 · 2SA 17:16 · 2SA 18:3 · 2SA 18:3 · 2SA 19:8 · 2SA 19:8 · 2SA 19:11 · 2SA 24:10 · 2SA 24:13 · 1KI 1:12 · 1KI 1:18 · 1KI 2:9 · 1KI 2:16 · 1KI 2:24 · 1KI 3:7 · 1KI 5:20 · 1KI 8:25 · 1KI 8:26 · 1KI 12:11 · 1KI 12:16 · 1KI 18:19 · 1KI 22:23 · 2KI 1:14 · 2KI 3:15 · 2KI 3:23 · 2KI 4:26 · 2KI 5:6 · 2KI 5:15 · 2KI 7:4 · 2KI 7:9 · 2KI 9:26 · 2KI 10:2 · 2KI 10:19 · 2KI 12:8 · 2KI 18:20 · 2KI 18:21 · 2KI 18:23 · 2KI 18:25 · 2KI 19:19 · 1CH 17:7 · 1CH 17:23 · 1CH 17:26 · 1CH 17:27 · 1CH 21:8 · 1CH 21:12 · 1CH 22:11 · 1CH 22:19 · 1CH 28:8 · 1CH 29:13 · 2CH 1:9 · 2CH 1:10 · 2CH 2:6 · 2CH 2:12 · 2CH 2:14 · 2CH 6:16 · 2CH 6:17 · 2CH 6:40 · 2CH 6:41 · 2CH 7:15 · 2CH 10:4 · 2CH 10:11 · 2CH 10:16 · 2CH 13:8 · 2CH 18:22 · 2CH 19:7 · 2CH 20:10 · 2CH 25:19 · 2CH 28:11 · 2CH 29:10 · 2CH 29:31 · 2CH 30:8 · 2CH 32:15 · EZR 9:10 · EZR 9:12 · EZR 10:3 · EZR 10:11 · NEH 6:7 · NEH 6:9 · NEH 9:32 · JOB 6:28 · JOB 30:16 · JOB 35:15 · JOB 37:21 · JOB 42:8 · PSA 2:10 · PSA 27:6 · PSA 39:8 · PSA 119:67 · PRO 5:7 · PRO 7:24 · PRO 8:32 · ISA 5:3 · ISA 5:5 · ISA 28:22 · ISA 30:8 · ISA 33:10 · ISA 33:10 · ISA 33:10 · ISA 36:5 · ISA 36:8 · ISA 36:10 · ISA 37:20 · ISA 44:1 · ISA 47:8 · ISA 49:5 · ISA 52:5 · JER 2:18 · JER 4:12 · JER 7:13 · JER 14:10 · JER 18:11 · JER 26:13 · JER 27:6 · JER 29:27 · JER 32:36 · JER 37:20 · JER 42:15 · JER 42:22 · JER 44:7 · EZK 43:9 · DAN 9:15 · DAN 9:17 · HOS 4:16 · HOS 5:7 · HOS 7:2 · HOS 8:8 · HOS 8:13 · HOS 10:2 · AMO 6:7 · AMO 7:16 · JON 4:3 · MIC 4:9 · MIC 7:10 · NAM 1:13 · HAG 1:5 · HAG 2:15 · MAL 1:9 · MAL 2:1 · MAL 3:15

¹ EZK 23:43 MT-K עת | MT-Q עַתָּה ² PSA 74:6 MT-K ועת | MT-Q וְעַתָּה

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עַתָּ֫ה 435, עָ֑֫תָּה, adv. of time, now base

Bible Occurrences (421)

3:22 4:11 11:6 12:19 19:9 20:7 21:23 22:12 24:49 26:22 26:29 27:3 27:8 27:36 27:43 29:32 29:34 30:30 31:13 31:16 31:28 31:30 31:42 31:44 32:4 32:10 37:20 41:33 43:10 44:10 44:30 44:33 45:5 45:8 46:34 47:4 48:5 50:5 50:17 50:21

11:6 11:23 14:17 22:4 22:6 22:11 22:19 22:29 22:33 22:34 22:38 24:11 24:14 24:17 31:17

2:13 4:1 5:25 10:12 10:22 12:9 26:10 31:19 32:39

1:2 2:12 3:12 5:14 9:6 9:11 9:12 9:19 9:23 9:25 13:7 14:10 14:11 14:12 22:4 24:14 24:23

6:13 7:3 8:2 8:6 8:15 9:16 9:32 9:38 11:7 11:8 11:13 11:23 11:25 13:4 13:7 13:12 14:2 15:18 16:10 17:3 17:13 18:14 20:9 20:13

2:7 3:2 3:11 3:12

2:16 2:30 6:7 8:5 8:9 9:6 9:12 9:13 10:19 12:2 12:7 12:10 12:13 12:16 13:12 13:13 13:14 14:30 15:1 15:3 15:25 15:30 17:29 18:22 19:2 20:29 20:31 21:3 23:20 24:20 24:21 25:7 25:17 25:26 25:27 26:8 26:11 26:16 26:19 26:20 27:1 28:22 29:7 29:10

2:6 2:7 3:18 4:11 7:8 7:25 7:28 7:29 12:10 12:23 12:28 13:13 13:20 13:33 14:15 14:32 15:34 16:11 17:9 17:16 18:3 19:7 19:9 19:10 20:6 24:10 24:13 24:16

1:12 1:18 2:9 2:16 2:24 3:7 5:4 5:6 8:25 8:26 12:4 12:11 12:16 12:26 14:14 17:24 18:11 18:14 18:19 19:4 21:7 22:23

1:14 3:15 3:23 4:26 5:6 5:15 5:22 7:4 7:9 8:6 9:26 10:2 10:19 12:7 13:19 13:23 18:20 18:21 18:23 18:25 19:19 19:25

17:7 17:23 17:26 17:27 21:8 21:12 21:15 22:11 22:19 28:8 28:10 29:13 29:17

1:9 1:10 2:7 2:13 2:15 6:16 6:17 6:40 6:41 7:15 7:16 10:4 10:11 10:16 13:8 16:9 18:22 19:7 20:10 25:19 28:10 28:11 29:5 29:10 29:11 29:31 30:8 32:15 35:3

9:8 9:10 9:12 10:2 10:3 10:11

5:5 6:7 6:9 9:32

3:13 4:5 6:3 6:21 6:28 7:21 8:6 13:19 14:16 16:7 16:19 30:1 30:9 30:16 35:15 37:21 42:5 42:8

2:10 12:5 17:11 20:6 27:6 39:7 74:6 113:2 115:18 119:67 121:8 125:2 131:3

5:7 7:24 8:32

1:21 5:3 5:5 9:7 16:14 28:22 29:22 30:8 33:10 36:5 36:8 36:10 37:20 37:26 43:1 43:19 44:1 47:8 48:6 48:7 48:16 49:5 49:19 52:5 59:21 64:8

2:18 3:4 4:12 7:13 14:10 18:11 26:13 27:6 27:16 29:27 32:36 37:20 40:4 42:15 42:22 44:7

4:14 7:3 7:8 19:13 26:18 39:25 43:9

9:15 9:17 9:22 10:11 10:17 10:20 11:2

2:7 2:10 4:16 5:3 5:7 7:2 8:8 8:10 8:13 10:2 10:3 13:2

2:12

6:7 7:16

4:3

4:7 4:9 4:10 4:11 5:1 5:4 7:4 7:10

1:13

1:5 2:3 2:4 2:15

8:11 9:8

1:9 2:1 3:15

Genesis 3:22

Then the LORD God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...

Genesis 4:11

Now you [are] cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

Genesis 11:6

And the LORD said, If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same... language, then nothing... they devise... will be beyond them.

Genesis 12:19

Why did you say, She is my sister, so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!

Genesis 19:9

Get out of the way...! they replied. And they declared, This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge...! Now we will treat you worse than them. And they pressed... in on Lot... and moved in to break down the door.

Genesis 20:7

Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die... — you and all who belong to you.

Genesis 21:23

Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside... the same kindness that I have shown to you.

Genesis 22:12

Do not lay a hand on the boy... or do anything to him, said [the angel], for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.