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Lexicon :: Strong's H5848 - ʿāṭap̄

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עָטַף
Transliteration
ʿāṭap̄
Pronunciation
aw-taf'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1605,1606,160

Strong’s Definitions

עָטַף ʻâṭaph, aw-taf'; a primitive root; to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflexive); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish:—cover (over), fail, faint, feebler, hide self, be overwhelmed, swoon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H5848 in the following manner: overwhelmed (5x), faint (3x), swoon (2x), covereth (1x), fail (1x), feeble (1x), feebler (1x), hideth (1x), covered over (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H5848 in the following manner: overwhelmed (5x), faint (3x), swoon (2x), covereth (1x), fail (1x), feeble (1x), feebler (1x), hideth (1x), covered over (1x).

  1. to turn aside

    1. (Qal) to turn aside, turn (in order to cover)

  2. to envelop oneself

    1. (Qal) to envelop oneself, cover

  3. to be feeble, be faint, grow weak

    1. (Qal) to be feeble, be faint

    2. (Niphal) to faint

    3. (Hiphil) to show feebleness

    4. (Hithpael) to faint, faint away

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָטַף ʻâṭaph, aw-taf'; a primitive root; to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflexive); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish:—cover (over), fail, faint, feebler, hide self, be overwhelmed, swoon.
STRONGS H5848: Abbreviations
† I. [עָטַף] verb turn aside (Syriac bdb074206 turn, return; Arabic bdb074207 incline, bend); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַעֲטֹף turn aside (so Ew Di De BaeKau and others), Job 23:9 he turneth aside to the right (יָמִין; || שְׂמאֹול בַּעֲשׂתוֺ), read probably 1st person singular אֶעֱטֹף Me Bu Du, I turn... and do not see him (and || בִּקַּשְׁתִּו שׂ׳).

† II. [עָטַף] verb envelop oneself (Aramaism) (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic עֲטַף, bdb074208; Ethiopic bdb074209 covered, also noun web, texture); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַעֲטָףֿ Psalm 73:6; 3rd person masculine plural יַעַטְפוּ Psalm 65:14 [Psalm 65:13]; — envelop oneself: Psalm 65:15; the valleys cover themselves with corn (|| לָבַשׁ); שִֿׁית חָמָס לָ֑מוֺ יַ׳ Psalm 73:6 they put on for themselves (each) a garb of violence.

† III. [עָטַף] verb be feeble, faint (BaES 27 compare Arabic bdb074213 perish, flag); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַעֲטֹף Psalm 102:1, יַעֲטוֺף Isaiah 57:16; Infinitive construct עֲטֹף Psalm 61:3; Passive participle (Ges§ 50 f) plural עֲטֻפִים Genesis 30:42, עֲטוּפִים Lamentations 2:19; — literally be feeble Genesis 30:42 (J; opposed to קְשׁוּרִים); הָעֲטוּפִים בְּרָעָב Lamentations 2:19; figurative רוּחַ מִלָּפָנַי יַע׳ Isaiah 57:16 the spirit would faint before me (י׳); בַּעֲטֹף לִבִּי Psalm 61:3; Psalm 101:2 (title).
Niph. Infinitive construct בֵּעָטֵף עוֺלֵל Lamentations 2:11 when infants faint (for בְּהֵע׳; but read perhaps בַּעֲטֹף Qal, so Buhl).
Hiph. Infinitive construct בְּהַעֲטִיף הַצּאֹן Genesis 30:42 when the flock shewed feebleness.
Hithp. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תִּתְעַטֵף Psalm 77:4, וַתִּת׳ Psalm 143:4, תִּתְעַטָ֑ף Psalm 107:5; Infinitive construct הִתְעַטֵּף Psalm 142:4; Jonah 2:8, suffix הִתְעַטְּפָם Lamentations 2:12; — faint, faint away, Lamentations 2:12 (כֶּחָלָל like the wounded); subject רוּחַ Psalm 77:4; Psalm 142:4 (+ עָלַי, see עַל II 1 d), Psalm 143:4 (+ id.); subject נֶפֶשׁ Jonah 2:8 (+ id.), Psalm 107:5 (+ בָּהֶם).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:42; 30:42; 30:42

Job

23:9

Psalms

61:3; 61:3; 65:13; 73:6; 73:6; 77:4; 77:4; 101:2; 102:1; 107:5; 107:5; 142:4; 142:4; 143:4; 143:4

Isaiah

57:16; 57:16

Lamentations

2:11; 2:12; 2:12; 2:19; 2:19

Jonah

2:8; 2:8

H5848

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Strong's Number H5848 matches the Hebrew עָטַף (ʿāṭap̄),
which occurs 16 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:42 - but if the animals were weak, he would not place them there. So the weak animals went to Laban and the strong ones to Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:9 - When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:2 - From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:13 - The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:6 - Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:3 - I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:1 - [fn]A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, LORD; let my cry for help come to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:5 - They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:3 - When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:4 - So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:16 - I will not accuse them forever, nor will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me— the very people I have created.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:11 - My eyes fail from weeping, I am in torment within; my heart is poured out on the ground because my people are destroyed, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:12 - They say to their mothers, “Where is bread and wine?” as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their lives ebb away in their mothers’ arms.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:19 - Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin; pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint from hunger at every street corner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:7 - “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.
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