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Lexicon :: Strong's H5844 - ʿāṭâ

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עָטָה
Transliteration
ʿāṭâ
Pronunciation
aw-taw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1601,1602

Strong’s Definitions

עָטָה ʻâṭâh, aw-taw'; a primitive root; to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, clothe, or roll:—array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, × surely, turn aside.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H5844 in the following manner: cover (10x), array (1x), turn aside (1x), clad (1x), covering (1x), filleth (1x), put on (1x), surely (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H5844 in the following manner: cover (10x), array (1x), turn aside (1x), clad (1x), covering (1x), filleth (1x), put on (1x), surely (1x).

  1. to cover, enwrap, wrap oneself, envelop oneself

    1. (Qal)

      1. to wrap, envelop oneself

      2. to cover (the beard in mourning)

      3. mourner, one who covers (participle)

    2. (Hiphil) to cover, enwrap, envelop

  2. to grasp

    1. (Qal) to grasp

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָטָה ʻâṭâh, aw-taw'; a primitive root; to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, clothe, or roll:—array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, × surely, turn aside.
STRONGS H5844: Abbreviations
† I. עָטָה verb wrap oneself, enwrap envelop oneself (Arabic bdb074103 cover, conceal; Aramaic bdb074104 extinguish, destroy; Assyrian eṭû, be dark, eṭûtu, darkness); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְע׳ (consecutive) Jeremiah 43:12; 3rd person plural וְעָטוּ (consecutive) Micah 3:7; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַעְטֶה Leviticus 13:45 + 2 times, וַיַּ֫עַט Isaiah 59:17; 2nd person masculine singular תַּעְטֶה Ezekiel 24:17; 3rd person masculine plural יַעֲטוּ (Baer יַעְ׳) Psalm 71:13; Psalm 109:29; 2nd person masculine plural תַּעְטוּ Ezekiel 24:22 Participle active עֹטֶה 1 Samuel 28:14; Psalm 104:2; feminine singular עֹטְיָה Songs 1:7; —
1. wrap, envelop oneself with something (accusative, like לבשׁ): וְהוּא עֹטֶה מְעִיל 1 Samuel 28:14 an old man ascending, and he is enwrapped in a robe; so הָרֹעֶה בִּגְדוֺ יַע׳ Jeremiah 43:12 (sim), and אֶתאֶֿרֶץ וְע׳ מִצְרֵיִם Jeremiah 43:12 he will wrap himself in the land of Egypt (use it as a robe, figurative, of Nebuchadnezzar; so completely will it be in his power, Gf); so figurative of י׳, וַיַּעַטַ כַּמְעִיל קִנְאָה Isaiah 59:17 ׅ || (לָבַשׁ, אֿוֺר כַּשַּׁלְמָה ע׳ Psalm 104:2; of men, כְּבֶגֶד יַע׳ Psalm 109:19 (simile || לָבַשׁ Psalm 109:18), כַמְעִיל בָּשְׁתָּם וְיַע׳ Psalm 109:29 (|| id.), יַע׳ חָרְמָּה וגי׳ Psalm 71:13; with עַל of part covered, in phrase וְעָטוּ עַלשָֿׂפָם Micah 3:7 they shall envelop themselves upon their beard (cover the beard, sign of mourning or shame Che Now BenzArchaeology 165 NowArchaeology i. 195), so Ezekiel 24:17, 22 (of leper) Leviticus 13:45 (P); participle feminine עֹטְיָה Songs 1:7 as substantive, one wrapping (a veil about her), i.e. a mourner; > a harlot (compare Genesis 38:14); but read perhaps טֹעֲיָה wandering woman, see טעה. — וַיַּעַט etc., see עיט; מְעֻטָּה etc., see also עיט.
Hiph. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular הֶעֲטִיתָ עָלָיו כּוּשָׁה Psalm 89:46 (of י׳) thou hast wrapped shame upon him (enwrapped him in shame); Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular בְּרָכוֺת יַעְטֶה מוֺרֶה Psalm 84:7 early rain enwrappeth (it, עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא Psalm 84:7a) with blessings (Greek Version of the LXX δώσει, as if from Arabic bdb074201, bdb074202 III, IV. give, compare NeMarg. 41); read probably also יַעֲטֵנִי Isaiah 61:10 (for MT יְעָטָ֑נִי, see יעט) with a robe of rightness he envelopeth me, so Brd Di RyKau Du; >
Qal Perfect עָטָ֑נִי Klo CheHpt.

† II. [עָטָה] verb grasp (Arabic bdb074203, bdb074204 I, VII. take with hands); —
Qal Infinitive absolute + Participle active suffix וְעֹטְךָ עָטֹה Isaiah 22:17 he shall grasp thee forcibly, compare GesComm. Hi Ew De CheComm. Di GuKau; > Thes Rob-Ges BuhlLex (13) from I. טְה (he shall wrap, roll thee tight together) for this verb not transitive.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:14

Leviticus

13:45; 13:45

1 Samuel

28:14; 28:14

Psalms

71:13; 71:13; 84:7; 84:7; 89:46; 104:2; 104:2; 109:18; 109:19; 109:29; 109:29

Song of Songs

1:7; 1:7

Isaiah

22:17; 59:17; 59:17; 61:10

Jeremiah

43:12; 43:12; 43:12

Ezekiel

24:17; 24:17; 24:22; 24:22

Micah

3:7; 3:7

H5844

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Strong's Number H5844 matches the Hebrew עָטָה (ʿāṭâ),
which occurs 17 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:45 -

“As for the person who has the leprous infection, his clothes shall be torn and the hair of his head shall be [fn]uncovered, and he shall cover H5844 his [fn]mustache and call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:14 - He said to her, “[fn]How does he appear?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped H5844 in a robe.” Then Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and paid [fn]homage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:13 -

May those who are enemies of my soul be put to shame and consumed;

May they be covered H5844 with disgrace and dishonor, who seek [fn]to injure me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:6 -

Passing through the Valley of [fn]Baca they make it a [fn]spring;

The early rain also covers H5844 it with blessings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:45

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:45 -

You have shortened the days of his youth;

You have covered H5844 him with shame. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:2 -

Covering H5844 Yourself with light as with a cloak,

Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:19 -

May it be to him as a garment with which he covers H5844 himself,

And as a belt which he constantly wears around himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:29 -

[fn]May my accusers be clothed with dishonor,

And [fn]may they cover H5844 themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:7 -

“Tell me, you whom my soul loves,

Where do you pasture your flock,

Where do you have it lie down at noon?

For why should I be like one who [fn]veils H5844 herself

Beside the flocks of your companions?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:17 -

‘Behold, the LORD is about to hurl you violently, you strong man.

And He is about to grasp H5844 you firmly H5844

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:17 -

He put on righteousness like a breastplate,

And a helmet of salvation on His head;

And He put on garments of vengeance for clothing

And wrapped H5844 Himself with zeal as a cloak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:12 - “And [fn]I shall set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive. So he will [fn]wrap H5844 himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd [fn]wraps H5844 himself with his garment, and he will depart from there safely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:17 - “Groan silently; do no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your sandals on your feet, and do not [fn]cover H5844 your mustache, and do not eat the [fn]bread of other people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:22 - ‘And you will do just as I have done; you will not [fn]cover H5844 your mustache, and you will not eat the [fn]bread of other people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:7 -

The seers will be put to shame,

And the diviners will be ashamed.

Indeed, they will all cover H5844 their [fn]lips

Because there is no answer from God.

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