What does אָת (ʾāt) mean in the Bible?
אָת (ʾāt) is a Hebrew word meaning "a portent".
Hebrew · H852
אָת
A portent
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אָת H852
Pronunciation ʾāt
What does אָת (ʾāt) mean in the Bible?
אָת (ʾāt) is a Hebrew word meaning "a portent".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H852?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [are] His signs (1), signs (1), the signs (1).
Where does אָת (ʾāt) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 4:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (3).
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 [are] His signs 1× Daniel 4:3
signs 1× Daniel 6:27
the signs 1× Daniel 4:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 4:2
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Daniel 3
Source forms
אָת֙וֹהִי֙ 1x ’ā·ṯō·w·hî Daniel 4:3
אָֽתַיָּא֙ 1x ’ā·ṯay·yā Daniel 4:2
אָתִ֣ין 1x ’ā·ṯîn Daniel 6:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 1x Daniel 6:27
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Daniel 4:3
Noun - masculine plural determinate 1x Daniel 4:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a portent
Source Gloss
a portent
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a portent BDB: sign Usage: sign.
Word Origins
אָת is built from this root:
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