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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #6279 - עָתַר

Transliteration

‛âthar

Phonetics

aw-thar'

Origin

a primitive root [rather denominative from (H6281)]

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

1722

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to pray, entreat, supplicate

1a) (Qal) to pray, entreat

1b) (Niphal) to be supplicated, be entreated

1c) (Hiphil) to make supplication, plead

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4016 ‑ περιβάλλω (per‑ee‑bal'‑lo); 4912 ‑ συνέχω (soon‑ekh'‑o); 5117 ‑ τόπος (top'‑os); 2172 ‑ εὔχομαι (yoo'‑khom‑ahee); 1522 ‑ εἰσακούω (ice‑ak‑oo'‑o); 1595 ‑ ἑκούσιος (hek‑oo'‑see‑on); 1873 ‑ ἐπακούω (ep‑ak‑oo'‑o); 4336 ‑ προσεύχομαι (pros‑yoo'‑khom‑ahee); 4737 ‑ στεφανόω (stef‑an‑o'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

KJV (20)

Genesis

Exodus

Judges

2 Samuel

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Job

Isaiah

NAS (31)

Genesis

Exodus

Judges

2 Samuel

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Job

Isaiah

HCS (20)

Genesis

Exodus

Judges

2 Samuel

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Job

Isaiah

BSB (20)

Genesis

Exodus

Judges

2 Samuel

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Job

Isaiah

ESV (12)

Genesis

Judges

2 Samuel

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Job

Isaiah

WEB (20)

Genesis

Exodus

Judges

2 Samuel

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Job

Isaiah

Verse Results

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2910) r t g (גהתר GhTR) AC: Intercede CO: Incense AB: ?: The burning of incense as a form of prayer for intercession or supplication.

V) r t g (גהתר GhTR) - Intercede: To supplicate on the behalf of another. KJV (20): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) intreat, pray, prayer - Strongs: H6279 (עָתַר)

N^m) r t g (גהתר GhTR) - Dark: As a thick and dark cloud of incense. KJV (2): thick, suppliant - Strongs: H6282 (עָתָר)

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עָתַר fut. יֶעְתַּר

(1) i.q. קָטַר to burn incense to a god (Syr. ܥܛܰܪ to smoke with perfume, ܥܶܛܪܐܳ incense; Arab. عطر to breathe odours). Hence עָתָר No. 1.

(2) to pray as a suppliant, to pray to a god (the prayers of the godly being compared to incense; comp. μνημόσυνον τῆς προσευχῆς, Tob_12:12 Acts 10:4); to supplicate, to intreat, followed by. לְ and אֶל Genesis 25:21; Exodus 8:26, 10:18 Job 33:26.

Niphal, to let oneself be supplicated by any one (followed by a dat.), to hear and answer, Genesis 25:21, וַיֵּעָתֶר לוֹ יְהֹוָה “and Jehovah heard and answered him;” 2 Samuel 21:14; Isaiah 19:22. Inf. absol. נַעְתּוֹר 1 Chronicles 5:20.

Hiphil, i.q. Kal, Exodus 8:25, 10:17. Followed by לְ and בְּעַד to be intreated for any one, Exodus 8:5, 24.

Derivative, עָתָר.

II.

עָתַר i.q. Chald. עֲתַר (Hebrew עָשַׁר) to be abundant; not used in Kal.

Niphal. id. Proverbs 27:6, “abundant (i.e. many, frequent) are the kisses of an enemy.” Opp. to, “faithful are the wounds of a friend.”

Hiphil, to multiply, to accumulate, Ezekiel 35:13, וְהַעְתַּרְתֶּם עָלַי דִּבְרֵיכֶם “you have multiplied against me words”, sc. impudent, impious words. Compare גָּדוֹל No. 2.

Derivatives, עֲתֶרֶת and pr.n. עֶתֶר.

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List of Word Forms

אַעְתִּ֣יר אעתיר הַעְתִּ֖ירוּ הַעְתִּ֙ירוּ֙ הַעְתִּ֣ירוּ העתירו וְהֵֽעָתֶר־ וְהַעְתִּ֖ירוּ וְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֣י וְנֶעְתַּ֥ר וְנַעְתּ֥וֹר וַיֵּעָ֤תֶר וַיֵּעָתֵ֖ר וַיֵּעָתֵ֤ר וַיֵּעָתֵ֧ר וַיֶּעְתַּ֖ר וַיֶּעְתַּ֥ר וַיֶּעְתַּ֨ר והעתירו והעתר־ והעתרתי ויעתר ונעתור ונעתר יֶעְתַּ֤ר יעתר תַּעְתִּ֣יר תעתיר ’a‘·tîr ’a‘tîr aTir ha‘·tî·rū ha‘tîrū haTiru ta‘·tîr ta‘tîr taTir vaiyeAter vaiyeTar vehatarTi vehaTiru veheater venaTor veneTar way·ye‘·tar way·yê·‘ā·ṯer way·yê·‘ā·ṯêr wayyê‘āṯer wayyê‘āṯêr wayye‘tar wə·ha‘·tar·tî wə·ha‘·tî·rū wə·hê·‘ā·ṯer- wə·na‘·tō·wr wə·ne‘·tar wəha‘tartî wəha‘tîrū wəhê‘āṯer- wəna‘tōwr wəne‘tar ye‘·tar ye‘tar yeTar

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