אַטʼaṭ

אַט: gentleness

Pronunciation: at · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H328

Meanings

a. softly, as adverbial accusative (1 Kings 21:27)

b. gently, with לְ of norm or state (2 Samuel 18:5; Isaiah 8:6; Job 15:11)

לְאַט: gently, see אַט below אטט above

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 33:14 Please, my lord, go ahead of your servant. We will follow slowly, at a pace that is comfortable for the livestock and the children. I will meet you at Seir.”
  • 2 Samuel 18:5 And the king gave this command to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai: “For my sake, deal gently with young Absalom.” And all the troops heard the king give this order to his commanders.
  • 1 Kings 21:27 But when Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothing, dressed in burlap, and fasted. He even slept in burlap and went about in deep mourning.
  • Job 15:11 “Is God’s comfort too little for you? Is his gentle word not enough?
  • Isaiah 8:6 “My care for the people of Judah is like the gently flowing waters of Shiloah, but they have rejected it. They are rejoicing over what will happen to King Rezin and King Pekah.
  • Isaiah 19:3 The Egyptians will lose heart, and I will confuse their plans. They will plead with their idols for wisdom and call on spirits, mediums, and those who consult the spirits of the dead.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).