329. atad

Lexicon

atad: Bramble, thornbush

Original Word: אָטָד
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: atad
Pronunciation: ah-tahd
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-tawd')
Definition: Bramble, thornbush
Meaning: a thorn-tree

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Atad, bramble, thorn

From an unused root probably meaning to pierce or make fast; a thorn-tree (especially the buckthorn) -- Atad, bramble, thorn.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a bramble, buckthorn, also a city in Canaan
NASB Translation
Atad (2), bramble (3), thorns (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אָטָד noun masculine^{Judges 9:15} bramble, buck-thorn (compare Che Psalm 58:10) (rhamnus, Arabic Assyrian e‰idu see Dl^{W, No. 153}, Aramaic אַטְדָּא compare Löw^{No. 15}) contracted עֵצִים Judges 9:14,15 (twice in verse) (personified, in fable); Psalm 58:10 as fuel (in figurative, compare Che); ׳כְּגֹרֶן הָא, noun, of a location, Genesis 5:10,11 (see גֹּרֶן & אבל מצרים).

אטט Arabic to emit a moaning or creaking sound (compare AW^{Lex. 36} Ges^{Jes. i. 604 f} Lane^{i. 66}).

[אִטִּי Ol⁴¹²]

noun masculine mutterer, plural אִטִּים Isaiah 19:3 mutterers ("" אֹבוֺת, יִדְּעֹנִים) i.e. either ventriloquists or whisperers of charms (compare Isaiah 8:19; Isaiah 29:4).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: The word אָטָד is of uncertain derivation, possibly related to a root meaning "to pierce" or "to be sharp," reflecting the nature of the plant.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for אָטָד in the Strong's Greek lexicon, as the concept of a thorn-tree or bramble is contextually specific to the Hebrew text. However, Greek words related to thorns or thorny plants, such as ἄκανθα (akantha • Strong's Greek 173), may serve a similar metaphorical purpose in the New Testament.

Usage: The term אָטָד appears in the Hebrew Bible in contexts that describe a thorny plant, often used metaphorically to convey ideas of entanglement or difficulty. It is mentioned in the context of a parable or allegory.

Context: The Hebrew word אָטָד (Atad) is used in the Old Testament to refer to a thorny shrub or tree. It is specifically mentioned in Judges 9:14-15, where it is part of Jotham's parable of the trees. In this parable, the trees seek a king to reign over them, and after being rejected by the olive tree, fig tree, and vine, they turn to the thorn-bush (Atad). The Atad, representing a less noble choice, agrees to reign over them, highlighting the irony and potential danger of choosing a leader who is not fit for the role. This usage underscores the Atad's symbolic representation of something undesirable or problematic.

The Atad is also mentioned in Genesis 50:10-11, in the context of the mourning for Jacob at the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan. This location, named after the thorny plant, serves as a geographical marker in the narrative of Jacob's burial.

The Atad, as a thorny plant, is emblematic of the challenges and obstacles that can arise in life, often used metaphorically in biblical literature to illustrate the consequences of poor choices or the presence of difficulties.

Forms and Transliterations

אָטָ֑ד אטד הָ֣אָטָ֔ד הָֽאָטָ֔ד הָאָטָ֑ד הָאָטָ֗ד הָאָטָד֮ האטד ’ā·ṭāḏ ’āṭāḏ aTad hā’āṭāḏ hā·’ā·ṭāḏ haaTad

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 50:10
HEB: עַד־ גֹּ֣רֶן הָאָטָ֗ד אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּעֵ֣בֶר
NAS: to the threshing floor of Atad, which
KJV: to the threshingfloor of Atad, which [is] beyond
INT: against to the threshing of Atad which is beyond

Genesis 50:11
HEB: הָאֵ֗בֶל בְּגֹ֙רֶן֙ הָֽאָטָ֔ד וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אֵֽבֶל־
NAS: at the threshing floor of Atad, they said,
KJV: in the floor of Atad, they said,
INT: the mourning the threshing of Atad said mourning

Judges 9:14
HEB: הָעֵצִ֖ים אֶל־ הָאָטָ֑ד לֵ֥ךְ אַתָּ֖ה
NAS: said to the bramble, 'You come,
KJV: all the trees unto the bramble, Come
INT: the trees to the bramble come you

Judges 9:15
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הָאָטָד֮ אֶל־ הָעֵצִים֒
NAS: The bramble said to the trees,
KJV: And the bramble said unto the trees,
INT: said the bramble to the trees

Judges 9:15
HEB: אֵשׁ֙ מִן־ הָ֣אָטָ֔ד וְתֹאכַ֖ל אֶת־
NAS: come out from the bramble and consume
KJV: come out of the bramble, and devour
INT: may fire from the bramble and consume the cedars

Psalm 58:9
HEB: יָבִ֣ינוּ סִּֽירֹתֵיכֶ֣ם אָטָ֑ד כְּמוֹ־ חַ֥י
NAS: can feel [the fire of] thorns He will sweep them away with a whirlwind,
KJV: can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind,
INT: feel your pots thorns alike the green

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 329
6 Occurrences

’ā·ṭāḏ — 1 Occ.
hā·’ā·ṭāḏ — 5 Occ.