Strong's Hebrew · H6280

H6280 ʻâthar

עָתַר

aw-thar'

be abundant

ʻâthar appears twice in Scripture, in Proverbs 27:6 and Ezekiel 35:13. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to be (causatively, make) abundant

In the King James Version

deceitful, multiply.

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Proverbs 27:6

“The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”

Ezekiel 35:13

“You boasted against Me with your mouth and multiplied your words against Me. I heard it Myself!”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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