at denotes a gentle or restrained manner, including moving at a gradual pace or speaking with gentleness.

The attested uses describe gentleness or restraint in manner: a gradual pace for leading livestock and children, gentle flowing water, a subdued walk, careful treatment, and a softly spoken word.

1. Gentle or restrained manner · dominant

   The adverbial forms occur with walking in 1 Kings 21:27, the king's command concerning Absalom in 2 Samuel 18:5, the flow of Shiloah's waters in Isaiah 8:6, and a word addressed to someone in Job 15:11; in these verses the APB renders the relevant clauses with “softly,” “gently,” or a “word spoken softly.” In Genesis 33:14, the construct singular form occurs in the speaker's plan to lead on at the pace of livestock and children; the APB renders the movement as proceeding “slowly.”

   1 Kings 21:272 Samuel 18:5Genesis 33:14Isaiah 8:6Job 15:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term through “softly” in 1 Kings 21:27 and Job 15:11, “gently” for the waters in Isaiah 8:6, and “slowly” for leading on in Genesis 33:14. These renderings indicate the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.