Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H870 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲתַר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of H871 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | athar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ath-ar' |
| Meaning: | 1. a place 2. (adverb) after |
| KJV Renderings: | after, place. |
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[אחר] plural with אַחֲרֵי, preposition after (Cappadocian and Egyptian Aramaic אחר afterwards (LzbEph.i. 361 S-Cpap C 8), probably Nabataean אחר after (Lzb212 SAC16); Egyptian Aramaic אחריכם (S-CPap. c 8+); ᵑ7 (sometimes) אֲחוֺרֵי; Biblical Hebrew אַחַר ); — אַחֲרֵי דְנָה after this Dan 2:29; Dan 2:45 with suffix אַחֲרֵיהֹן Dan 7:24. Usu. Aramaic synonym בָּאתַר, q. v.
אֲתַר noun masculine place (so Egyptian Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene; ᵑ9 ; Syriac [untranscribed source text 5931] place; Zinjirli אשר Lzb229 f.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5932] footstep; compare Hebrew אֲשׁוּר and below אֲשֶׁר); — place
אַתַּ֫רוּ see נתר .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
