a.tah denotes coming or arriving, and in causative forms bringing people or objects to a place.

The attested use most often concerns causing people or objects to be brought before, out of, or to a specified place; Qal forms describe persons coming, arriving, or being summoned to come.

1. Bring or cause to be brought · dominant

   Hiphil forms occur where people or objects are conveyed at a command or into a setting: in Daniel 3:13 the APB renders the clause that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego "be brought" before the king, and in Daniel 5:2 it renders a command "to bring the gold and silver vessels." In Daniel 6:17 a stone is "brought" to the den, while the Hophal form in Daniel 6:18 appears in the clause that no diversions "were brought before" the king.

   Daniel 3:13Daniel 5:2Daniel 5:3Daniel 5:13Daniel 6:17Daniel 6:18
2. Come or arrive · common

   Qal forms portray movement toward a destination or arrival. In Daniel 3:26 the imperative addresses the three men with "come out and come here," while Daniel 7:13 uses an active participle for one "coming with the clouds of the heavens" and then coming before the Ancient of Days. Ezra 5:3 and Ezra 5:16 likewise place Qal perfect forms in accounts of people who "came" to others or to Jerusalem.

   Daniel 3:2Daniel 3:26Daniel 7:13Daniel 7:22Ezra 5:3Ezra 5:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Qal occurrences with movement language such as "come," "came," "arrived," and "was coming," while causative and passive forms appear in clauses rendered "brought," "be brought," or "to bring." These renderings confirm the clauses' movement contexts rather than supplying a separate sense for each English wording.