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1 Samuel 21:4

“And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עַתָּהʻattâh · at-taw'
H6258 · Hebrew
Definition
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
Derivation
from H6256 (עֵת);
KJV renderings
henceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.
Grammar
  • וְ — conjunction
  • עַתָּ֗ה — adverb
Code HC/D
Usage
Occurs 435 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:22Genesis 4:11Genesis 11:6Genesis 12:19Genesis 19:9

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עַתָּה here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.