Strong H6257עָתֹד

be ready

Transliteration
‛âthad
Pronunciation
aw-thad'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to prepare: - make {fit} be ready to become.

Detailed definition

1) to be ready, make ready, prepare
1a) (Piel) to make ready
1b) (Hithpael) to be prepared

In the Bible

Strong H6257 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • fit1
  • ready1

First verses

  1. Job 15:28
    And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
  2. Proverbs 24:27
    Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
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