עַתָּה (ʿattâ) is a Hebrew adverb meaning now. It appears 435 times in 31 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6258).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1650c)

Root family 1650: עָנָה ʿānâ — I, to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout. (ASV and RSV translate similarly, but the RSV more clearly brings out secondary meanings.)

• עוּן ʿānâ — dwell
• עֵת ʿēt — time
• מַעַן maʿan — purpose
• יַעַן yaʿan — purpose
• מַעֲנֶה maʿăneh — answer
• עֹנָה ʿōnâ — cohabitation
• עִתִּי ʿittî — timely

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