Now
עַתָּ֫הStrong’s H6258attah (at-tah)
Appears in 422 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Attah is the Hebrew word usually translated “now”, “therefore” and “from now”. It appears in 422 verses of the Old Testament.
“And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.”
Meaning
- Nowin phrases
How it's translated
- now 148
- and therefore 141
- and now 131
- from now 12
- more than now 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 44
- Genesis 40
- 2 Chronicles 29
- 2 Samuel 28
- Isaiah 26
- Judges 24
31 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 9:17In contextNow therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
- Daniel 9:22In contextAnd he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
- Daniel 10:11In contextAnd he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
- Daniel 10:17In contextFor how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
- Daniel 10:20In contextThen said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
- Daniel 11:2In contextAnd now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
All 422 verses, by book
- Genesis 40
- 3:224:1111:612:1919:920:721:2322:1224:4926:2226:2927:327:827:3627:4329:3229:3430:3031:1331:1631:2831:3031:4231:4432:432:1037:2041:3343:1044:1044:3044:3345:545:846:3447:448:550:550:1750:21
- Judges 24
- 6:137:38:28:68:159:169:329:3811:711:811:1311:2311:2513:413:713:1214:215:1816:1017:317:1318:1420:920:13
- 1 Samuel 44
- 2:162:306:78:58:99:69:129:1310:1912:212:712:1012:1312:1613:1213:1313:1414:3015:115:315:2515:3017:2918:2219:220:2920:3121:323:2024:2024:2125:725:1725:2625:2726:826:1126:1626:1926:2027:128:2229:729:10
- 2 Samuel 28
- 2:62:73:184:117:87:257:287:2912:1012:2312:2813:1313:2013:3314:1514:3215:3416:1117:917:1618:319:719:919:1020:624:1024:1324:16
- 1 Kings 22
- 1:121:182:92:162:243:75:45:68:258:2612:412:1112:1612:2614:1417:2418:1118:1418:1919:421:722:23
- 2 Kings 22
- 1:143:153:234:265:65:155:227:47:98:69:2610:210:1912:713:1913:2318:2018:2118:2318:2519:1919:25
- 2 Chronicles 29
- 1:91:102:72:132:156:166:176:406:417:157:1610:410:1110:1613:816:918:2219:720:1025:1928:1028:1129:529:1029:1129:3130:832:1535:3
- Isaiah 26
- 1:215:35:59:716:1428:2229:2230:833:1036:536:836:1037:2037:2643:143:1944:147:848:648:748:1649:549:1952:559:2164:8
- Joel 1
- 2:12
- Jonah 1
- 4:3
- Nahum 1
- 1:13
Hebrew dictionary
עַתָּ֫ה attah · now
1) now 1a) now 1b) in phrases
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “now” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NOW, adverb
- At the present time.
- A little while ago; very lately.
- At one time; at another time.
- now sometimes expresses or implies a connection between the subsequent and preceding proposition; often it introduces an inference or an explanation of what precedes.“Not this man, but barabbas; now Barabbas was a robber” John 18:40“Then said Mich, now I know that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite for my priest” Judges 17:13
All definitions and other forms of “now”
- After this; things being so.
- In supplication, it appears to be somewhat emphatical.“I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart” 2 Kings 20:3
- now sometimes refers to a particular time past specified or understood, and may be defined, at that time.
- Applied to places which appear at intervals or in succession.
NOW, noun
The present time or moment.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.