a.tah denotes arrival or approach, including people, feared events, and things yet to come.

The attested use chiefly marks someone or something arriving or approaching, whether groups move toward a place, a feared circumstance comes upon someone, or a kingdom is to arrive. Feminine plural participles refer to things that are coming, while two Hiphil imperatives occur in commands concerning water and wild animals.

1. Arrival or approach of persons, groups, and events · dominant

   Qal forms portray movement or arrival: in Deuteronomy 33:21 the sequential imperfect is set in the clause that the subject came with the heads of the people, and in Isaiah 41:5 the plural form follows their approach. The same use extends to what comes upon someone: in Job 3:25 dread and what was feared have come, while in Micah 4:8 the former dominion and kingdom are said to come to Zion.

   Deuteronomy 33:21Isaiah 41:5Jeremiah 3:22Job 3:25Proverbs 1:27Micah 4:8
2. Things that are yet to come · common

   The feminine plural Qal active participle occurs with anticipated matters. In Isaiah 41:23 the APB renders the clause "the things to come hereafter," and Isaiah 44:7 places "the coming things and those that will come" alongside a call to declare them.

   Isaiah 41:23Isaiah 44:7Isaiah 45:11
3. Commands concerning bringing · rare

   Two Hiphil imperatives occur in directives. In Isaiah 21:14 the APB renders "Bring water to the thirsty," while Jeremiah 12:9 places the form in a command involving the wild animals of the field and devouring.

   Isaiah 21:14Jeremiah 12:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses the APB commonly uses forms of "come," including "comes" and "have come," and also uses "things to come" for the participial expressions. It renders the command in Isaiah 21:14 as "Bring,".