TBESH · H6279
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
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a.tar H6279
עָתַר (a.tar) means “to pray” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
עָתַר Hebrew · H6279 20 tagged occurrences in 19 verses
Pronunciation guide: aw-thar' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root (rather denominative from H6281 (עֶתֶר)); to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)
KJV glosses: intreat, (make) pray(-er).
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How translators render H6279
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| pray | 2 |
| prayed | 2 |
| and appeal | 1 |
| and he granted our request | 1 |
| and he will hear their prayers | 1 |
| and how god received his plea | 1 |
| and prayed | 1 |
| answered the prayers | 1 |
| answered their prayers | 1 |
| he answered their prayers | 1 |
| he prays | 1 |
| heard his prayer | 1 |
| i will pray | 1 |
| now pray | 1 |
| presence and appealed | 1 |
| shall i pray | 1 |
| the lord received his plea | 1 |
| you will pray | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| was intreated | 4 |
| intreat | 3 |
| and intreated | 2 |
| intreated | 2 |
| and he shall be intreated | 1 |
| and he was intreated | 1 |
| and intreat | 1 |
| for this and he was intreated | 1 |
| from thee and i will intreat | 1 |
| he shall pray | 1 |
| shall i intreat | 1 |
| thou shalt make thy prayer | 1 |
| unto him and he was intreated | 1 |
Verses containing H6279
Page 1 of 1. 19 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 25:21
· BSB · 2 occurrences
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
Read word by word - Exodus 8:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 8.4
- Exodus 8:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Moses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and your officials and your people that the frogs (except for those in the Nile) may be taken away from you and your houses?”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 8.5
- Exodus 8:28
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 8.24
- Exodus 8:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 8.25
- Exodus 8:30
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 8.26
- Exodus 9:28
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Pray to the LORD, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail. I will let you go; you do not need to stay any longer.”
Read word by word - Exodus 10:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now please forgive my sin once more and appeal to the LORD your God, that He may remove this death from me.”
Read word by word - Exodus 10:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So Moses left Pharaoh’s presence and appealed to the LORD.
Read word by word - Judges 13:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Manoah prayed to the LORD, “Please, O Lord, let the man of God You sent us come to us again to teach us how to raise the boy who is to be born.”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 21:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 24:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 5:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 33:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition. So He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 33:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
His prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.
Read word by word - Ezra 8:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
Read word by word - Job 22:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
Read word by word - Job 33:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
Read word by word - Isaiah 19:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them.
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