UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: עָתָר

Sense 1: to entreat, to pray

Semantic domains: Pray (002004001009010)

Core domains: Communication (041); Prayer (131)

Definition: = action by which humans ask a deity earnestly to do something

Forms: vbqal-; vbhif-

Valencies: v אֶל/ל-X

GEN 25:21: RV GEN 25:21 · LV GEN 25:21 · Read together GEN 25:21

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OET-RV GEN 25:21

21 In due course, Yitshak prayed to Yahweh on his wife’s behalf because she was barren. Yahweh answered his prayer and his wife Rivkah got pregnant,

OET-LV GEN 25:21

21 And_ Yiʦḩāq _he _prayed to/for_YHWH to_the _front _of his/its_wife/woman if/because was_barren she and_he _was _entreated to_him/it YHWH and_ Riⱱqāh his/its_wife/woman _she/it _conceived/became _pregnant.

EXO 8:4: RV EXO 8:8 · LV EXO 8:4 · Read together EXO 8:8

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OET-RV EXO 8:8

8 Then Par’oh called for Mosheh and Aharon, and told them, “Ask Yahweh to take the frogs away from me and from my people. Then I’ll let your people go, and they can sacrifice to Yahweh.”

OET-LV EXO 8:4

4  And_ Parˊoh _he/it _called (to)_Mosheh and_(to)_ʼAhₐron and_he/it _said pray to YHWH so_that _he _may _remove the_frogs from_me and_from_people _of_my and_I _will _let _go DOM the_people so_that _they _may _sacrifice to/for_YHWH.

All 12 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 25:21 · LV GEN 25:21 · Read together GEN 25:21

EXO: RV EXO 8:8–9 · RV EXO 8:28–30 · RV EXO 9:28 · RV EXO 10:17–18 · LV EXO 8:4–5 · LV EXO 8:24–26 · LV EXO 9:28 · LV EXO 10:17–18 · Read together EXO 8:8–9 · Read together EXO 8:28–30 · Read together EXO 9:28 · Read together EXO 10:17–18

JDG: RV JDG 13:8 · LV JDG 13:8 · Read together JDG 13:8

JOB: RV JOB 22:27 · RV JOB 33:26 · LV JOB 22:27 · LV JOB 33:26 · Read together JOB 22:27 · Read together JOB 33:26

Sense 2: to answer prayer

Semantic domains: Hear (002004001003)

Core domains: Communication (041); Prayer (131)

Definition: literally: to be asked; hence: = action by which deities listen to the prayer of humans and respond to it

Forms: vbnif-

Valencies: v

Synonyms: שׁמע תְּחִנָּה · תְּפִלָּה

GEN 25:21: RV GEN 25:21 · LV GEN 25:21 · Read together GEN 25:21

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OET-RV GEN 25:21

21 In due course, Yitshak prayed to Yahweh on his wife’s behalf because she was barren. Yahweh answered his prayer and his wife Rivkah got pregnant,

OET-LV GEN 25:21

SA2 21:14: RV SA2 21:14 · LV SA2 21:14 · Read together SA2 21:14

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OET-RV SA2 21:14

14 and his men buried them in the tomb of Sha’ul’s father Kish in Tsela (in the Benyamite region), doing everything that the king had commanded. After that, God answered their prayers for the country.

OET-LV SA2 21:14

14 And_they _buried DOM the _bones _of Shāʼūl and_Yōnātān his/its_son in_land of _Binyāmīn at_Zela in_the _tomb _of Qīsh his/its_father and_they _did all that the_king he _commanded and_ god _he _was _entreated for_land after thus.

All 8 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 25:21 · LV GEN 25:21 · Read together GEN 25:21

SA2: RV SA2 21:14 · RV SA2 24:25 · LV SA2 21:14 · LV SA2 24:25 · Read together SA2 21:14 · Read together SA2 24:25

CH1: RV CH1 5:20 · LV CH1 5:20 · Read together CH1 5:20

CH2: RV CH2 33:13 · RV CH2 33:19 · LV CH2 33:13 · LV CH2 33:19 · Read together CH2 33:13 · Read together CH2 33:19

EZR: RV EZR 8:23 · LV EZR 8:23 · Read together EZR 8:23

ISA: RV ISA 19:22 · LV ISA 19:22 · Read together ISA 19:22

Form 2

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: עֲתֶרֶת

Sense 1: to be abundant (but not to be trusted)

Semantic domains: Frequency (002001003009)

Core domains: Quantity (138)

Definition: = state in which events happen frequently

Forms: vbnif-

Valencies: v

PRO 27:6: RV PRO 27:6 · LV PRO 27:6 · Read together PRO 27:6

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OET-RV PRO 27:6

6 Wounds from a friend are faithful,
⇔ ^ but kisses from an enemy are confusing.

OET-LV PRO 27:6

6 Are_reliable the_bruises _of one _who_loves and_are_abundant the_kisses _of one _who_hates.

Sense 2: to multiply

Semantic domains: Frequency (002001003009)

Core domains: Quantity (138)

Definition: = causative action by which humans cause events to happen frequently

Forms: vbhif-

Valencies: v X

EZE 35:13: RV EZE 35:13 · LV EZE 35:13 · Read together EZE 35:13

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OET-RV EZE 35:13

13 You raised yourselves up against me with what you said, and you multiplied the words you said against me, and I heard all of them.

OET-LV EZE 35:13

13 And_you _have _magnified _yourselves on_me with_mouth _of_your(pl) and_you(pl)_have _multiplied on_me words/messages _of_your(pl) I I _have _heard.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

עתר

Form 1

Sense 1: to entreat, to pray

Sense 2: to answer prayer

Form 2

Sense 1: to be abundant (but not to be trusted)

Sense 2: to multiply