עָתַר
To burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)
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What does עָתַר (ʿātar) mean in the Bible?
עָתַר (ʿātar) is a Hebrew word meaning "to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)". to burn incense in worship, i.
Meaning
Incense-burning as symbolic mediation: intercession rises before God like fragrant smoke, effecting divine hearing.
to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer) BDB: pray Usage: intreat, (make) pray(-er).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 5×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
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