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Lexicon :: Strong's H331 - 'āṭam

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אָטַם
Transliteration
'āṭam
Pronunciation
aw-tam'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 73

Strong’s Definitions

אָטַם ʼâṭam, aw-tam'; a primitive root; to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs):—narrow, shut, stop.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H331 in the following manner: narrow (4x), stoppeth (3x), shutteth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H331 in the following manner: narrow (4x), stoppeth (3x), shutteth (1x).
  1. to shut, shut up, close

    1. (Qal) to shut, stop (of lips)

    2. (Hiphil) of the wicked stopping their ears (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָטַם ʼâṭam, aw-tam'; a primitive root; to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs):—narrow, shut, stop.
STRONGS H331: Abbreviations
† [אטם] verb shut, shut up (Mishna אטם, compare אוֺטֶם stoppage, Aramaic אֲטַם; Arabic أَطَمَ contract, stop, أُطُمً fortress; Assyrian aṭamu, in list of headgear, etc. = turban? DlW, No. 155) —
Qal Participle active אֹטֵם Proverbs 17:28 + 2 times; passive אֲטֻמִים 1 Kings 6:4; אֲטֻמוֺת Ezekiel 40:16 + 2 times; — shut, stop, object lips Proverbs 17:28; ears Proverbs 21:13; Isaiah 33:15; passive = closed (i.e. narrowed, narrowing, compare Syriac Version in Co) חַלּוֺנוֺת א׳ Ezekiel 40:16; Ezekiel 41:16, 26; compare חַלּוֺנֵי שְׁקֻפִים אֲטֻמִים 1 Kings 6:4.
Hiph. Imperfect id quod Qal יַאְטֵם Psalm 58:5 (jussive with sense of indicative, compare Dr§ 173 obs.) of adder, stopping ears, simile of wicked.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

6:4; 6:4

Psalms

58:5

Proverbs

17:28; 17:28; 21:13

Isaiah

33:15

Ezekiel

40:16; 40:16; 41:16; 41:26

H331

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H331 matches the Hebrew אָטַם ('āṭam),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:4 -

He also made windows with beveled frames[fn] for the temple.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:4 -

They have venom like the venom of a snake,

like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:28 -

Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent ​—

discerning, when he seals his lips.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:13 -

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor

will himself also call out and not be answered.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 -

The one who lives righteously

and speaks rightly,

who refuses profit from extortion,

whose hand never takes a bribe,

who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots

and shuts his eyes against evil schemes —

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:16 -

The recesses and their jambs had beveled windows all around the inside of the gate. The porticoes also had windows all around on the inside. Each jamb was decorated with palm trees.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:16 -

the thresholds, the beveled windows, and the balconies all around with their three levels opposite the threshold ​— ​were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered),

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:26 -

There were beveled windows and palm trees on both sides, on the side walls of the portico, the side rooms of the temple, and the canopies.[fn]

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