What does עַתָּה mean in the Bible?
עַתָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "at this time , whether adverb, conjunction or expletive".
Hebrew · H6258
עַתָּה
At this time , whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
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עַתָּה H6258
What does עַתָּה mean in the Bible?
עַתָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "at this time , whether adverb, conjunction or expletive".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6258?
The BSB source-word alignment has 432 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Now (160), And now (41), But now (30), So now (27), Now therefore (20).
Where does עַתָּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (46), Genesis (40), 2 Samuel (30), 2 Chronicles (29).
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 Now 160× Genesis 4:11, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 22:12
And now 41× Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 45:5, Genesis 48:5
But now 30× Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:10, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 5:25
So now 27× Genesis 27:43, Genesis 47:4, Numbers 14:17, Numbers 22:19
Now therefore 20× Deuteronomy 31:19, Joshua 1:2, Joshua 2:12, Joshua 9:23
Now, therefore 16× Genesis 21:23, Genesis 41:33, Joshua 24:14, Judges 11:13
. . . 12× Genesis 26:22, Genesis 46:34, Exodus 5:5, Numbers 22:4
So 11× Genesis 31:16, Genesis 44:30, Exodus 9:19, Joshua 14:10
- 9× Genesis 27:3, Numbers 22:38, Judges 20:13, Ruth 3:12
Now then 9× Genesis 12:19, Judges 9:32, 1 Samuel 21:3, 1 Samuel 29:10
then 7× Genesis 11:6, 2 Samuel 16:11, Job 6:3, Job 14:16
Therefore 6× Genesis 45:8, Genesis 50:21, Exodus 3:10, Judges 7:3
both now 5× Psalms 113:2, Psalms 115:18, Psalms 121:8, Psalms 125:2
by now 3× Genesis 31:42, Genesis 43:10, 2 Samuel 17:9
From now on 3× 2 Chronicles 16:9, Isaiah 48:6, Isaiah 59:21
already 2× Judges 8:6, Judges 8:15
are you now 2× 2 Kings 18:20, Isaiah 36:5
at once 2× Numbers 24:11, Daniel 10:20
I will now 2× Psalms 12:5, Hosea 8:10
is now 2× Joshua 14:11, Ezekiel 7:3
Now I have 2× 2 Kings 19:25, Isaiah 37:26
right now 2× Numbers 22:29, 1 Samuel 2:16
Soon 2× Nehemiah 6:7, Job 7:21
Therefore now 2× 1 Kings 8:25, 2 Chronicles 6:16
vvv 2× Genesis 44:10, 2 Chronicles 7:16
Whereas 2× 1 Kings 12:11, 2 Chronicles 10:11
and 1× Psalms 74:6
and further 1× Job 35:15
And now that 1× Joshua 22:4
And then 1× Hosea 2:10
and you 1× 1 Kings 1:18
at that time 1× Micah 7:10
But {ask} now 1× Malachi 1:9
but now only 1× Isaiah 1:21
But now, my God 1× Nehemiah 6:9
by this time 1× Exodus 9:15
Do you not 1× 1 Kings 21:7
do you now 1× Micah 4:9
even now 1× Isaiah 43:19
For I will now 1× Nahum 1:13
for now 1× 2 Samuel 13:20
from that day 1× Micah 4:7
from that time 1× Isaiah 9:7
have just now 1× 2 Kings 5:22
have now 1× Joshua 5:14
He has now 1× Job 16:7
He will now 1× Jeremiah 14:10
I have now 1× Daniel 10:11
if you had 1× 1 Samuel 13:13
Instead 1× 1 Samuel 26:11
it is now 1× Joshua 9:12
just 1× Jeremiah 3:4
longer 1× Isaiah 29:22
more 1× Isaiah 29:22
Must I now 1× Judges 15:18
Now since 1× Judges 11:23
Now, therefore, 1× 1 Samuel 26:8
Now, therefore,” [he said], 1× Joshua 24:23
shall I not now 1× 2 Samuel 4:11
since 1× 2 Kings 10:2
So now I 1× 2 Chronicles 2:13
So now, [Joseph] 1× Genesis 50:17
than now 1× Hosea 2:7
then by now 1× Numbers 22:33
Therefore I will now 1× Judges 17:3
this day 1× 2 Kings 13:23
to your own house 1× 2 Chronicles 10:16
today 1× 1 Kings 14:14
we now 1× Judges 11:8
When 1× Judges 13:12
will now 1× Isaiah 49:19
With 1× 2 Kings 5:6
Would not 1× 1 Samuel 14:30
yet 1× Ezra 10:2
Yet now 1× Exodus 32:32
you will now 1× Amos 6:7
yourselves now 1× 2 Chronicles 29:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:22 וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ to And now Conjunctive waw | Adverb Genesis 4:11 וְעַתָּ֖ה to Now Conjunctive waw | Adverb Genesis 11:6 וְעַתָּה֙ to then Conjunctive waw | Adverb Genesis 12:19 וְעַתָּ֕ה to Now then Conjunctive waw | Adverb Genesis 19:9 עַתָּ֕ה to Now Adverb Genesis 20:7 וְעַתָּ֗ה to Now Conjunctive waw | Adverb Genesis 21:23 וְעַתָּ֗ה to Now, therefore Conjunctive waw | Adverb Genesis 22:12 עַתָּ֣ה to now Adverb Genesis 24:49 וְ֠עַתָּה to Now Conjunctive waw | Adverb Genesis 26:22 עַתָּ֞ה to . . . Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 3:22
Aligned rows 432
Books represented 31
Genesis 40 Exodus 20 Numbers 15 Deuteronomy 9 Joshua 19 Judges 24 Ruth 4 1 Samuel 46 2 Samuel 30 1 Kings 23 2 Kings 22 1 Chronicles 13 2 Chronicles 29 Ezra 6 Nehemiah 5 Job 18 Psalms 13 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 29 Jeremiah 16 Ezekiel 7 Daniel 7 Hosea 12 Joel 1 Amos 2 Jonah 1 Micah 8 Nahum 1 Haggai 4 Zechariah 2 Malachi 3
Source forms
וְעַתָּ֗ה 80x wə·‘at·tāh Genesis 20:7, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 31:16
וְעַתָּה֙ 39x wə·‘at·tāh Genesis 11:6, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:30, Genesis 41:33
וְעַתָּ֕ה 26x wə·‘at·tāh Genesis 12:19, Exodus 3:9, Numbers 14:17, Numbers 24:14
עַתָּה֙ 26x ‘at·tāh Exodus 9:15, Judges 8:15, Judges 11:8, Judges 16:10
וְעַתָּ֣ה 24x wə·‘at·tāh Exodus 3:10, Deuteronomy 4:1, 1 Samuel 9:13, 1 Samuel 15:1
וְעַתָּ֖ה 21x wə·‘at·tāh Genesis 4:11, Exodus 4:12, Exodus 32:32, Numbers 24:11
עַתָּ֣ה 19x ‘at·tāh Genesis 22:12, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 18:11, Joshua 5:14
עַתָּ֖ה 19x ‘at·tāh Genesis 26:29, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:32, Genesis 31:28
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Adverb 272x Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19
Adverb 147x Genesis 19:9, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 26:22, Genesis 26:29
Preposition-m | Adverb 13x 2 Chronicles 16:9, Psalms 113:2, Psalms 115:18, Psalms 121:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. at this time , whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
Source Gloss
at this time , whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive BDB: now Usage: henceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַתָּה is built from this root:
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