עָתַר ʻâthar — to be (causatively, make) abundant
Translated in the KJV as deceitful, multiply.
a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) abundant.
ʻâthar in each stem
Niph'al
Simple · passive — the plain action; the subject has it done to them
Participle (passive) 1
וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת Prov 27:6 Participle (passive), feminine plural
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Hiph'il
Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it
Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1
וְהַעְתַּרְתֶּ֥ם Ezek 35:13 Sequential perfect (weqatal), 2nd person masculine plural
Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›