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H6279 עָתַר (ʻâthar) aw-thar'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to pray

Strong's Definition

to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)

Derivation: a primitive root (rather denominative from H6281 (עֶתֶר));

KJV Usage: intreat, (make) pray(-er).

TWOT Reference: 1722

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to pray, entreat, supplicate
1a) (Qal) to pray, entreat
1b) (Niphal) to be supplicated, be entreated
1c) (Hiphil) to make supplication, plead

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עָתַר (a.tar) — to pray. 1) to pray, entreat, supplicate 1a) (Qal) to pray, entreat 1b) (Niphal) to be supplicated, be entreated 1c) (Hiphil) to make supplication, plead

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · עָתָר

Pray | verb qal, verb hif

to entreat, to pray = action by which humans ask a deity earnestly to do something

GEN 25:21 · EXO 8:4 · EXO 8:5 · EXO 8:24 · EXO 8:25 · EXO 8:26 · EXO 9:28 · EXO 10:17 · EXO 10:18 · JDG 13:8 · JOB 22:27 · JOB 33:26

Hear | verb nif | ≈ שׁמע תְּחִנָּה · תְּפִלָּה

to answer prayer literally: to be asked; hence: = action by which deities listen to the prayer of humans and respond to it

GEN 25:21 · 2SA 21:14 · 2SA 24:25 · 1CH 5:20 · 2CH 33:13 · 2CH 33:19 · EZR 8:23 · ISA 19:22

verb · עֲתֶרֶת

Frequency | verb nif

to be abundant (but not to be trusted) = state in which events happen frequently

PRO 27:6

Frequency | verb hif

to multiply = causative action by which humans cause events to happen frequently

EZK 35:13

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עָתַר pray, supplicate (always to God) base

Bible Occurrences (19)

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