עָתַק
Transliteration
ʿāṯaq
Pronunciation
aw-thak'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1721

Strong’s Definitions

עָתַק ʻâthaq, aw-thak'; a primitive root; to remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe:—copy out, leave off, become (wax) old, remove.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H6275 in the following manner: removed (5x), become old (1x), wax old (1x), left off (1x), copied out (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H6275 in the following manner: removed (5x), become old (1x), wax old (1x), left off (1x), copied out (1x).

  1. to move, proceed, advance, move on, become old, be removed

    1. (Qal)

      1. to move

      2. to advance (in years), grow old and weak

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to move forward, proceed, move on

      2. to remove

      3. to transcribe

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָתַק ʻâthaq, aw-thak'; a primitive root; to remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe:—copy out, leave off, become (wax) old, remove.
STRONGS H6275: Abbreviations
† [עָתֵק] verb move, proceed, advance (Late Hebrew Hiph.; Assyrian etêku as H., also transitive bring, move; Arabic , precede, pass forth, become free, grow old; Aramaic , עֲתַק grow old, Palmyrene adjective עתק old); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular עָֽתְקָה Psalm 6:8, 3rd person plural עָֽתְקוּ Job 21:7; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יֶעְתַּק Job 14:18; Job 18:4; —
1. move מִמְּקֹמוֺ וְצוּר יֶע׳ Job 14:18, so Job 18:4.
2. advance (in years; Aramaic sense) Job 21:7 (|| יִחְיוּ); hence = grow old and weak Psalm 6:8 (of eye, || עָֽשְׁשָׁה).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person plural הֶעְתִּיקוּ Job 32:16 (Gi; van d. H. Baer Job 32:15), Proverbs 25:1; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיַּעְתֵּק Genesis 12:8; Genesis 26:22; Participle מַעְתִּיק Job 9:5; —
1. move forward (that is, tent) = proceed Genesis 12:8 (מִשָּׁם, ה locative), Genesis 26:22 (מִשָּׁם); so figurative Job 32:16 (see above) words have moved away from them (מֵהֶם), but see probably gloss (Bu and others).
2. Job 9:5 he who removeth mountains.
3. very late Proverbs 25:1 transcribe (remove from one book or roll to another; ἐξεγράψαντο, transtulerunt; so in mediaeval Hebrew: ZunzZMG xxv (1871), 447 f. = Ges. Schr. iii. 66 f.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

Genesis 12:8; Genesis 12:8; Genesis 26:22; Genesis 26:22

Job

Job 9:5; Job 9:5; Job 14:18; Job 18:4; Job 18:4; Job 21:7; Job 21:7; Job 32:15; Job 32:16; Job 32:16

Psalms

Psalms 6:8; Psalms 6:8

Proverbs

Proverbs 25:1; Proverbs 25:1