ʻâthar — H6279

H6279 · Hebrew — עתר

Pronunciation: aw-thar'

Definition

verb

to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)

  1. to pray, entreat, supplicate
    1. (Qal) to pray, entreat
    2. (Niphal) to be supplicated, be entreated
    3. (Hiphil) to make supplication, plead

Usually translated as

pray, prayer, intreat

Origin

a primitive root (rather denominative from H6281)

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʻâthar occurs 15 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (5), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (2), Ezra (1), Job (2), Isaiah (1)