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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
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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:4 - Also for the house he made windows with artistic frames H331.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:4 -

They have venom like the venom of a serpent;

Like a deaf cobra that stops H331 up H331 its ear,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:28 -

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;

When he closes H331 his lips, he is considered prudent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:13 -

One who shuts H331 his ear to the outcry of the poor

Will also call out himself, and not be answered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 -

One who walks righteously and speaks with integrity,

One who rejects [fn]unjust gain

And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;

One who stops H331 his ears from hearing about bloodshed

And shuts his eyes from looking at evil;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:16 - And there were [fn]shuttered H331 windows looking toward the guardrooms, and toward their side pillars within the gate all around, and likewise for the porches. And there were windows all around inside; and on each side pillar were palm tree decorations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:16 - The thresholds, the [fn]latticed H331 windows, and the [fn]galleries all around their three stories, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, and from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered),

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:26 - And there were [fn]latticed H331 windows and palm trees on one side and on the other, on the sides of the porch; the same were on the side chambers of the house and the [fn]thresholds.
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