ʻâthad — H6257

Definition

verb

to prepare

1. to be ready, make ready, prepare
1. (Piel) to make ready
2. (Hithpael) to be prepared

Usually translated as

make fit, be ready to become

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• hetoimázō (G2090)
• paraskeuázō (G3903)

Occurrences

ʻâthad occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1), Proverbs (1)

• Job 15:28 — And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready (הִתְעַתְּד֣וּ) to become heaps.
• Proverbs 24:27 — Prepare thy work without, and make it fit (וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ) for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.