King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H6279
Transliteration: athar
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-thar')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to pray, supplicate
Meaning: to burn incense in worship, intercede
Word Summary
athar: to pray, supplicate
Original Word: עָתַרTransliteration: athar
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-thar')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to pray, supplicate
Meaning: to burn incense in worship, intercede
Strong's Concordance
entreat, make prayer A primitive root (rather denominative from Ether); to burn incense in worship, i.e. Intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer) -- intreat, (make) pray(-er).
see HEBREW Ether
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H6279. athar
I. [עָתַר] verb pray, supplicafe (always to God) (compare Arabic slaughter for sacrifice DeGn (4) 381 WeSkizzen iii. 115, 166; Heid. (2). 118, 142; RSSem i. 210 f.; 2nd ed.; 227 f.); —
Qal Imperfect3masculine singular לי ׳וַיֶעְתַּר Genesis 25:21, ׳אֶליֿ Exodus 8:26; 10:18; Judges 13:8; אֶלאֱֿלוֺהַּ יֶעְתַּד Job 33:26.
Niph`al be supplicated, entreated (and grant entreaty; always of God), usually with ל of worshipper (see ל
5d): Perfect3masculine singular consecutive לָהֶם וְנֶעְתַּר Isaiah 19:22; Imperfect3masculine singular לוֺ וַיֵּעָ֫תֶר Genesis 25:21; 2 Chronicles 33:13, לָנוּ וַיֵּעָתֵר Ezra 8:23; with לָאָרֶץ for the land 2 Samuel 21:14; 24:25; Infinitive absolute וְנַעְתּוֺר לָהֶם 1 Chronicles 5:20; construct (as substantive) הֵעָתֶרלֿוֺ2 Chronicles 33:19.
Hiph`il =
Qal, make supplication, with לְ אֶל,: Perfect אֶליֿ ׳וְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֫י Exodus 8:25; Imperfect2masculine singular אֵלָיו תַּעְתִּיר Job 22:27; Imperative masculine plural אֶליֿ ׳הַעְתִּירוּ Exodus 8:4; 9:28, ׳לי 10:17; also with ל person in behalf of whom, Imperfect1singular לְךָ אַעְתִּיר 8:5, so Imperative חַעְתִּירוּ, with בַּעֲדִי 8:24.