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אָתָה ʼâthâh — (Aramaic), corresponding to H857

pronounced aw-thaw' · Strong's H858 · 16 occurrences in the Aramaic Bible · 3 stems: Pe'al, Haph'el, Hoph'al

Translated in the KJV as come, bring.

(Aramaic) or אָתָא; (Aramaic), corresponding to H857.

ʼâthâh in each stem

Pe'al

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Perfect (qatal) 4Infinitive construct 1Imperative 1Participle (active) 1

אֲת֖וֹ Ezra 4:12 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine plural

Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. (KJV)

אֲתָ֨א Ezra 5:3 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular

At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall? (KJV)

אֲתָ֗א Ezra 5:16 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular

Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished. (KJV)

Haph'el

Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it

Perfect (qatal) 5Infinitive construct 2

לְהַיְתָיָ֔ה Dan 3:13 Infinitive construct

Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego. Then they brought these men before the king. (KJV)

לְהַיְתָיָה֙ Dan 5:2 Infinitive construct

Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. (KJV)

הַיְתִיו֙ Dan 5:3 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine plural

Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them. (KJV)

Hoph'al

Causative · passive — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject has it done to them

Perfect (qatal) 2

הֵיתָ֖יוּ Dan 3:13 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine plural

Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego. Then they brought these men before the king. (KJV)

וְהֵיתָ֨יִת֙ Dan 6:18 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person feminine singular

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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