Quick Definition
to pray
Strong's Definition
to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)
Derivation: a primitive root (rather denominative from H6281 (עֶתֶר));
KJV Usage: intreat, (make) pray(-er).
TWOT Reference: 1722
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עָתַר (a.tar) — to pray. 1) to pray, entreat, supplicate 1a) (Qal) to pray, entreat 1b) (Niphal) to be supplicated, be entreated 1c) (Hiphil) to make supplication, plead
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · עָתָר
verb · עֲתֶרֶת
Frequency | verb nif
to be abundant (but not to be trusted) = state in which events happen frequently
Frequency | verb hif
to multiply = causative action by which humans cause events to happen frequently
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עָתַר pray, supplicate (always to God) base