What does אָטָד mean in the Bible?
אָטָד is a Hebrew word meaning "a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)".
Hebrew · H329
אָטָד
A thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)
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אָטָד H329
What does אָטָד mean in the Bible?
אָטָד is a Hebrew word meaning "a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H329?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the thornbush (2), [the burning] thorns (1), at the threshing floor of Atad (1), But the thornbush (1), of Atad (1).
Where does אָטָד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 50:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (3), Genesis (2), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the thornbush 2× Judges 9:14, Judges 9:15
[the burning] thorns 1× Psalms 58:9
at the threshing floor of Atad 1× Genesis 50:11
But the thornbush 1× Judges 9:15
of Atad 1× Genesis 50:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 50:10 הָאָטָ֗ד to of Atad Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 50:11 הָֽאָטָ֔ד to at the threshing floor of Atad Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 9:14 הָאָטָ֑ד to the thornbush Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 9:15 הָאָטָד֮ to But the thornbush Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 9:15 הָ֣אָטָ֔ד to the thornbush Article | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 58:9 אָטָ֑ד to [the burning] thorns Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 50:10
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Genesis 2 Judges 3 Psalms 1
Source forms
אָטָ֑ד 1x ’ā·ṭāḏ Psalms 58:9
הָאָטָ֗ד 1x hā·’ā·ṭāḏ Genesis 50:10
הָֽאָטָ֔ד 1x hā·’ā·ṭāḏ Genesis 50:11
הָאָטָ֑ד 1x hā·’ā·ṭāḏ Judges 9:14
הָאָטָד֮ 1x hā·’ā·ṭāḏ Judges 9:15
הָ֣אָטָ֔ד 1x hā·’ā·ṭāḏ Judges 9:15
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Judges 9:14, Judges 9:15
Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 58:9
Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Genesis 50:10
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Genesis 50:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)
Source Gloss
a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn) BDB: bramble Usage: Atad, bramble, thorn.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain