Midvash

עַתָּהʻattâh

now, adverb of time

Pronunciation: at-taw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6258

Meanings

1.

a. now (Genesis 12:19; Genesis 22:12; Exodus 18:11)

b. of the imminent or impending future (Genesis 19:9; Genesis 29:32; Genesis 29:34)

c. of a time ideally present (= then, from our point of view) (Isaiah 29:22; Hosea 10:3; Micah 4:9)

d. describing a present state = as things are (1 Samuel 8:5; 1 Samuel 9:6; 1 Samuel 13:12)

e. with an Imperative, as an encouragement, implying that the time has come for the exhortation or advice to be followed (Genesis 31:13; Exodus 18:19; Numbers 22:11)

2. Phrases

b. drawing a conclusion, especially, a practical one, from what has been stated (Genesis 3:22; Genesis 20:7; Genesis 20:23)

e. from now, henceforth, just now (Jeremiah 3:4; Isaiah 48:6; Daniel 10:17)

f. until now (Genesis 32:5; Deuteronomy 12:9; 2 Kings 13:23)

g. for in this case, for them (Exodus 9:15; Exodus 9:14; Numbers 22:29)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 433 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 3:22 Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!”
  • Genesis 4:11 Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother’s blood.
  • Genesis 11:6 “Look!” he said. “The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them!
  • Genesis 12:19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ and allow me to take her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and get out of here!”
  • Genesis 19:9 “Stand back!” they shouted. “This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he’s acting like our judge! We’ll treat you far worse than those other men!” And they lunged toward Lot to break down the door.
  • Genesis 20:7 Now return the woman to her husband, and he will pray for you, for he is a prophet. Then you will live. But if you don’t return her to him, you can be sure that you and all your people will die.”
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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).