ʼaṭ — H328

Definition

adverb

(as a noun) a necromancer (from their soft incantations), (as an adverb) gently

1. gentleness, softness
1. gently
2. flowing
3. softly
4. enchanter, necromancer (substantive)

Usually translated as

softly, gently, secret, charmer

Origin

from an unused root perhaps meaning to move softly

Greek equivalents

• hétoimos (G2092)
• klínō (G2827)
• scholḗ (G4981)

Occurrences

ʼaṭ occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), Job (1), Isaiah (2)

• Genesis 33:14 — Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly (לְאִטִּ֗י), according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
• 2 Samuel 18:5 — And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently (לְאַט) for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
• 1 Kings 21:27 — And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly (אַֽט).
• Job 15:11 — Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret (לָאַ֥ט) thing with thee?
• Isaiah 8:6 — Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly (לְאַ֑ט), and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
• Isaiah 19:3 — And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers (הָ֣אִטִּ֔ים), and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.