אַט
ʼaṭ · at
(as a noun) a necromancer (from their soft incantations), (as an adverb) gently
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root perhaps meaning to move softly;
(as a noun) a necromancer (from their soft incantations), (as an adverb) gently
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: charmer, gently, secret, softly.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to surround and contain
Strength, the leader that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אַט above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- softly3 · 50%
- deal gently1 · 17%
- with thee? is there any secret1 · 17%
- and to the charmers1 · 17%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.