What does אָתָה (ʾātāh) mean in the Bible?
אָתָה (ʾātāh): Denotes arrival with emphasis on unexpected or consequential onset; often divine judgment or blessing coming upon someone
Hebrew · H857
אָתָה
To arrive
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אָתָה H857
Pronunciation ʾātāh
What does אָתָה (ʾātāh) mean in the Bible?
אָתָה (ʾātāh): Denotes arrival with emphasis on unexpected or consequential onset; often divine judgment or blessing coming upon someone
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H857?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Come (2), - (1), and came (1), and come forward (1), and he has come (1).
Where does אָתָה (ʾātāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 33:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (10), Job (4), Deuteronomy (2), Jeremiah (2).
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 Come 2× Isaiah 56:9, Isaiah 56:12
- 1× Proverbs 1:27
and came 1× Deuteronomy 33:2
and come forward 1× Isaiah 41:5
and he has come 1× Isaiah 41:25
are past 1× Job 16:22
Bring 1× Isaiah 21:14
bring them 1× Jeremiah 12:9
Come back 1× Isaiah 21:12
Concerning things to come 1× Isaiah 45:11
has come 1× Isaiah 21:12
has overtaken me 1× Job 3:25
He came 1× Deuteronomy 33:21
He comes 1× Job 37:22
the things 1× Isaiah 41:23
the things to come 1× Isaiah 44:7
They advance 1× Job 30:14
We come 1× Jeremiah 3:22
will arrive 1× Psalms 68:31
will be restored 1× Micah 4:8
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 33:2 וְאָתָ֖ה to and came Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 33:21 וַיֵּתֵא֙ to He came Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Job 3:25 וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִי to has overtaken me Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Job 16:22 יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ to are past Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Job 30:14 יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ to They advance Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Job 37:22 יֶֽאֱתֶ֑ה to He comes Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 68:31 יֶאֱתָ֣יוּ to will arrive Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Proverbs 1:27 יֶאֱתֶ֑ה to - Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 21:12 אָתָ֥ה to has come Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 21:12 אֵתָֽיוּ׃ס to Come back Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 33:2
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 7
Deuteronomy 2 Job 4 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 10 Jeremiah 2 Micah 1
Source forms
הָאֹתִיּ֣וֹת 2x hā·’ō·ṯî·yō·wṯ Isaiah 41:23, Isaiah 45:11
יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ 2x ye·’ĕ·ṯā·yū Job 16:22, Job 30:14
אָתָ֥ה 1x ’ā·ṯāh Isaiah 21:12
אֵתָ֕יוּ 1x ’ê·ṯā·yū Isaiah 56:9
אֵתָ֥יוּ 1x ’ê·ṯā·yū Isaiah 56:12
אֵתָֽיוּ׃ס 1x ’ê·ṯā·yū Isaiah 21:12
אָתָ֣נוּ 1x ’ā·ṯā·nū Jeremiah 3:22
הֵתָ֣יוּ 1x hê·ṯā·yū Isaiah 21:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 3x Isaiah 21:12, Isaiah 56:9, Isaiah 56:12
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Job 16:22, Job 30:14, Psalms 68:31
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural 2x Isaiah 41:23, Isaiah 45:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 33:21, Isaiah 41:25
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural 2x Isaiah 21:14, Jeremiah 12:9
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Job 37:22, Proverbs 1:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 33:2
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun 1x Isaiah 41:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes arrival with emphasis on unexpected or consequential onset; often divine judgment or blessing coming upon someone
Source Gloss
to arrive
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes arrival with emphasis on unexpected or consequential onset; often divine judgment or blessing coming upon someone
to arrive BDB: come Usage: (be-, things to) come (upon), bring.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 13
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 11×
Imperfect Job 16:22 · Job 30:14 · Ps 68:32 · Job 37:22 · Prov 1:27 · Mic 4:8 6×
Sequential imperfect Isa 21:12 · Isa 56:9 · Isa 56:12 3×
Perfect Isa 21:12 · Jer 3:22 2×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Sequential imperfect Isa 21:14 · Jer 12:9 2×
Word Origins
אָתָה is built from this root:
אוּת H225
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