Strongs Number: H5844
- Hebrew Word
- עָטָה
- Transliteration
- ʻâṭâh
- Phonetic
- aw-taw'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to {wrap} that {is} cover: {veil} clothe or roll
- BDB Definition
-
1. to cover, enwrap, wrap oneself, envelop oneself
a. (Qal)
1. to wrap, envelop oneself
2. to cover (the beard in mourning)
3. mourner, one who covers (participle)
b. (Hiphil) to cover, enwrap, envelop
2. to grasp
a. (Qal) to grasp
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- {array} {self} be {clad} (put a) cover ({-ing} {self}) {fill} put {on} X-(idiom) {surely} turn aside.