The meaning of “עָטָה”
Understanding ʻâṭâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, [idiom] surely, turn aside. - to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, ...
עָטָה
array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, [idiom] surely, turn aside. - to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll 1) to cover, enwrap, wrap oneself, envelop oneself 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wrap, envelop oneself 1a2) to cover (the beard in mourning) 1a3) mourner, one who covers (participle) 1b) (Hiphil) to cover, enwrap, envelop 2) to grasp 2a) (Qal) to grasp
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 13:45 | “And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.” Word: עָטָה (ʻâṭâh) | |
| 1 Samuel 28:14 | “And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.” Word: עָטָה (ʻâṭâh) | |
| Psalms 104:2 | “Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:” Word: עָטָה (ʻâṭâh) | |
| Song of Solomon 1:7 | “Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?” Word: עָטָה (ʻâṭâh) | |
| Isaiah 59:17 | “For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.” Word: עָטָה (ʻâṭâh) |
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