Strong's Lexicon

H6280

H6280 — עָתַר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewatharverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1723

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6280
Word:עָתַר
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:athar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`athar (aw-thar') v.
Meaning:1. to be (causatively, make) abundant
KJV Renderings:deceitful, multiply.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6496

II. [עָתַר] verb be abundant, si vera lectio (as Aramaic loan-word; עֲתַר, [untranscribed source text 4151], be rich = Hebrew עָשַׁר); —

Niph`al Participle feminine plural נַעְתָּרוֺת Prov 27:6 (of enemy's kisses; De excessive; opposed to נֶאֱמָנִים); Toy proposes נֶעֱקָשׁוֺת , or נַעֲוֺת, crooked, hypocritical.
Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine plural הַעְתַּרְתֶּם עָלַי דִּבְרֵיכֶם Ezek 35:13 ye have multiplied against me your words (|| וַתַּגְדִּילוּ עָלַי בְּפִיכֶם), strike out as gloss Co after ᵐ5 , Toy reads singular, and thinks verb due to Aramaizing scribe.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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