Original Language Studio
Genesis 24:49
“And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עַתָּהʻattâh · at-taw'
H6258 · Hebrew
H6258 · Hebrew
- Definition
- at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
- Derivation
- from H6256 (עֵת);
- KJV renderings
- henceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.
- Grammar
- וְ֠ — conjunction
- עַתָּה — adverb
- 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.
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.