Strongs Number: H5848
- Hebrew Word
- עָטַף
- Transliteration
- ʻâṭaph
- Phonetic
- aw-taf'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to {shroud} that {is} clothe (whether transitively or reflexively); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish
- BDB Definition
-
1. to turn aside
a. (Qal) to turn aside, turn (in order to cover)
2. to envelop oneself
a. (Qal) to envelop oneself, cover
3. to be feeble, be faint, grow weak
a. (Qal) to be feeble, be faint
b. (Niphal) to faint
c. (Hiphil) to show feebleness
d. (Hithpael) to faint, faint away
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- cover ({over}) {fail} {faint} {feebler} hide {self} be {overwhelmed} swoon.