6262. Attay
Strong's Lexicon
Attay: Attai

Original Word: עַתַּי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Attay
Pronunciation: at-tah'ee
Phonetic Spelling: (at-tah'ee)
Definition: Attai
Meaning: Attai

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עַתָּה (attah), meaning "now" or "at this time."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Attai in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies.

Usage: The name "Attai" is used in the Hebrew Bible as a personal name. It is associated with individuals in the genealogies of the tribes of Israel, specifically within the context of the tribe of Judah. The name may imply a sense of immediacy or presence, reflecting the root meaning of "now."

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of the circumstances of a person's birth or the aspirations of the parents. The name Attai, with its root meaning "now," could suggest a child born at a significant moment or a person of timely importance. Genealogies were crucial in Israelite culture for establishing tribal identity, inheritance rights, and fulfilling covenantal promises.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
probably from anah
Definition
three Isr.
NASB Translation
Attai (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עַתַּי proper name, masculine (Ι)εθθει

1 of Judah 1 Chronicles 2:35 (עַתָּ֑י), 1 Chronicles 2:36.

2 of Gad 1 Chronicles 12:11

32Chronicles 11:20

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Attai

For ittiy; Attai, the name of three Israelites -- Attai.

see HEBREW ittiy

Forms and Transliterations
וְעַתַּי֙ ועתי עַתַּ֔י עַתַּי֙ עַתָּֽי׃ עתי עתי׃ ‘at·tay ‘at·tāy ‘attay ‘attāy atTai veatTai wə‘attay wə·‘at·tay
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 2:35
HEB: ל֖וֹ אֶת־ עַתָּֽי׃
NAS: in marriage, and she bore him Attai.
KJV: to wife; and she bare him Attai.
INT: marriage bore Attai

1 Chronicles 2:36
HEB: וְעַתַּי֙ הֹלִ֣יד אֶת־
NAS: Attai became the father
KJV: And Attai begat Nathan,
INT: Attai became of Nathan

1 Chronicles 12:12
HEB: עַתַּי֙ הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י אֱלִיאֵ֖ל
INT: Attai sixth Eliel

2 Chronicles 11:20
HEB: אֲבִיָּה֙ וְאֶת־ עַתַּ֔י וְאֶת־ זִיזָ֖א
NAS: him Abijah, Attai, Ziza
KJV: him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza,
INT: bore Abijah Attai Ziza and Shelomith

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6262
4 Occurrences


‘at·tāy — 3 Occ.
wə·‘at·tay — 1 Occ.
















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