What does אָתָה (ʾātāh) mean in the Bible?
אָתָה (ʾātāh): Denotes arrival with emphasis on unexpected or consequential onset; often divine judgment or blessing coming upon someone
Hebrew · H857
אָתָה
To arrive
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אָתָהH857
Pronunciationʾātāh
What does אָתָה (ʾātāh) mean in the Bible?
אָתָה (ʾātāh): Denotes arrival with emphasis on unexpected or consequential onset; often divine judgment or blessing coming upon someone
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H857?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Come (2), - (1), and came (1), and come forward (1), and he has come (1).
Where does אָתָה (ʾātāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 33:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (10), Job (4), Deuteronomy (2), Jeremiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItCome2×Isaiah 56:9, Isaiah 56:12
-1×Proverbs 1:27
and came1×Deuteronomy 33:2
and come forward1×Isaiah 41:5
and he has come1×Isaiah 41:25
are past1×Job 16:22
Bring1×Isaiah 21:14
bring them1×Jeremiah 12:9
Come back1×Isaiah 21:12
Concerning things to come1×Isaiah 45:11
has come1×Isaiah 21:12
has overtaken me1×Job 3:25
He came1×Deuteronomy 33:21
He comes1×Job 37:22
the things1×Isaiah 41:23
the things to come1×Isaiah 44:7
They advance1×Job 30:14
We come1×Jeremiah 3:22
will arrive1×Psalms 68:31
will be restored1×Micah 4:8
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 33:2וְאָתָ֖הtoand cameConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularDeuteronomy 33:21וַיֵּתֵא֙toHe cameConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularJob 3:25וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִיtohas overtaken meConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularJob 16:22יֶאֱתָ֑יוּtoare pastVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralJob 30:14יֶאֱתָ֑יוּtoThey advanceVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralJob 37:22יֶֽאֱתֶ֑הtoHe comesVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 68:31יֶאֱתָ֣יוּtowill arriveVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralProverbs 1:27יֶאֱתֶ֑הto-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 21:12אָתָ֥הtohas comeVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 21:12אֵתָֽיוּ׃סtoCome backVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 33:2
Aligned rows21
Books represented7
Deuteronomy2Job4Psalms1Proverbs1Isaiah10Jeremiah2Micah1
Source forms
הָאֹתִיּ֣וֹת2xhā·’ō·ṯî·yō·wṯIsaiah 41:23, Isaiah 45:11
יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ2xye·’ĕ·ṯā·yūJob 16:22, Job 30:14
אָתָ֥ה1x’ā·ṯāhIsaiah 21:12
אֵתָ֕יוּ1x’ê·ṯā·yūIsaiah 56:9
אֵתָ֥יוּ1x’ê·ṯā·yūIsaiah 56:12
אֵתָֽיוּ׃ס1x’ê·ṯā·yūIsaiah 21:12
אָתָ֣נוּ1x’ā·ṯā·nūJeremiah 3:22
הֵתָ֣יוּ1xhê·ṯā·yūIsaiah 21:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural3xIsaiah 21:12, Isaiah 56:9, Isaiah 56:12
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural3xJob 16:22, Job 30:14, Psalms 68:31
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural2xIsaiah 41:23, Isaiah 45:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 33:21, Isaiah 41:25
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural2xIsaiah 21:14, Jeremiah 12:9
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2xJob 37:22, Proverbs 1:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 33:2
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun1xIsaiah 41:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes arrival with emphasis on unexpected or consequential onset; often divine judgment or blessing coming upon someone
Source Gloss
to arrive
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes arrival with emphasis on unexpected or consequential onset; often divine judgment or blessing coming upon someone
to arrive BDB: come Usage: (be-, things to) come (upon), bring.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms13
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense11×
ImperfectJob 16:22 · Job 30:14 · Ps 68:32 · Job 37:22 · Prov 1:27 · Mic 4:86×
Sequential imperfectIsa 21:12 · Isa 56:9 · Isa 56:123×
PerfectIsa 21:12 · Jer 3:222×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
Sequential imperfectIsa 21:14 · Jer 12:92×
Word Origins
אָתָה is built from this root:
אוּתH225