Word Study · Strong's H6279 · Hebrew
עָתַר
athar
aw-thar'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻâthar
“to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)
Rendered in the KJV as
intreat, (make) pray(-er).
- 20occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 20 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- וַיֵּעָ֤תֶר2
- וַיֶּעְתַּ֖ר2
- אַעְתִּ֣יר1
- הַעְתִּ֣ירוּ1
- הַעְתִּ֖ירוּ1
- הַעְתִּ֙ירוּ֙1
- וְהַעְתִּ֖ירוּ1
- וְהֵֽעָתֶר־1
- וְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֣י1
- וַיֵּעָתֵ֧ר1
- וַיֵּעָתֵ֤ר1
- וַיֵּעָתֵ֖ר1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 10
- and he was entreated6
- and he prayed4
- pray3
- and being entreated1
- and he will be entreated1
- and I will pray1
- and pray1
- he prays1
- will I pray1
- you will pray1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 11
- Hc/VNw3ms5
- Hc/Vqw3ms4
- verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine plural3
- Hc/Vhq1cs1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive absolute1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”)1
- Hc/VNq3ms1
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- Hc/VNw3ms · 5
- Hc/Vqw3ms · 4
- HVhv2mp · 3
- Hc/Vhq1cs · 1
- HC/Vhv2mp · 1
- HC/VNaa · 1
- HC/VNcc · 1
- Hc/VNq3ms · 1
- HVhi1cs · 1
- HVhi2ms · 1
- HVqi3ms · 1
All 20, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Exodus8 of 20 · 40%
- Genesis2 of 20 · 10%
- 2 Samuel2 of 20 · 10%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 20 · 10%
- Job2 of 20 · 10%
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 25:21וַיֶּעְתַּ֨רvaiye'tarHc/Vqw3msLater, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.here: and he prayed
- Genesis 25:21וַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvaiyeaterHc/VNw3msLater, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.here: and he was entreated
Exodus8 occurrences
- Exodus 8:8הַעְתִּ֣ירוּha'tiruverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine pluralPharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”here: pray
- Exodus 8:9אַעְתִּ֣ירʾa'tirverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularMoses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and your officials and your people that the frogs (except for those in the Nile) may be taken away from you and your houses?”here: will I pray
- Exodus 8:28הַעְתִּ֖ירוּha'tiruverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine pluralPharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”here: pray
- Exodus 8:29וְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֣יveha'tartiHc/Vhq1cs“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”here: and I will pray
- Exodus 8:30וַיֶּעְתַּ֖רvaiye'tarHc/Vqw3msThen Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,here: and he prayed
- Exodus 9:28הַעְתִּ֙ירוּ֙ha'tiruverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine pluralPray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”here: pray
- Exodus 10:17וְהַעְתִּ֖ירוּveha'tiruconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine pluralNow please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God, that He may remove this death from me.”here: and pray
- Exodus 10:18וַיֶּעְתַּ֖רvaiye'tarHc/Vqw3msSo Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD.here: and he prayed
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 21:14וַיֵּעָתֵ֧רvaiyeaterHc/VNw3msAnd they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.here: and he was entreated
- 2 Samuel 24:25וַיֵּעָתֵ֤רvaiyeaterHc/VNw3msAnd there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.here: and he was entreated
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 33:13וַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvaiyeaterHc/VNw3msAnd when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition; so He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.here: and he was entreated
- 2 Chronicles 33:19וְהֵֽעָתֶר־veheater-conjunction (“and”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), infinitive (“to…”)His prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.here: and being entreated
Ezra1 occurrence
Job2 occurrences
- Job 22:27תַּעְתִּ֣ירta'tirverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularYou will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.here: you will pray
- Job 33:26יֶעְתַּ֤רye'tarverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHe prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.here: he prays
Same headword in Strong's