Be abundant
עָתַרStrong’s H6280atar (a-tar)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Atar is the Hebrew word usually translated “abundant” and “have multiplied”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”
Meaning
- To be abundant(Niphal) to be plentiful · (Hiphil) to multiply, become abundant
How it's translated
- and abundant 1
- and you have multiplied 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 1
- Ezekiel 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
עָתַר atar · be abundant
1) to be abundant 1a) (Niphal) to be plentiful 1b) (Hiphil) to multiply, become abundant
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “abundant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ABUND'ANT, adjective
Plentiful; in great quantity; fully sufficient; as an abundant supply. In scripture, abounding; having in great quantity; overflowing with.
- “The Lord God is abundant in goodness and truth” Exodus 34:6
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.