עָטָה
a.tah
to enwrap
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "a.tah" (H5844A) means "to enwrap." This physical action can be described as covering or surrounding something or someone with a material object, such as a cloth or a shield. The verb is used 15 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. The range of usage for "a.tah" is quite broad, encompassing different scenarios such as wrapping a person in a garment (e.g., Genesis 37:3), covering a person with a cloak (e.g., 2 Samuel 15:30), or even wrapping a sacrifice with a cloth (e.g., Leviticus 1:6). This versatility suggests that the concept of enwrapping is an essential aspect of human experience, from personal adornment to ritual practices. The significance of "a.tah" lies in its ability to convey a sense of protection, care, and intimacy. When one person enwraps another, it implies a level of closeness and concern, highlighting the importance of physical touch and bodily connection in human relationships.
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Occurrences in Scripture
15 total occurrences across the text
Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me.
Psalms 84:6Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
Psalms 89:45You have shortened the days of his youth. You have covered him with shame.
Psalms 104:2He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
Psalms 109:19Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him.
Psalms 109:29Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
Song of Solomon 1:7Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; for why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?
Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head. He put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.
Jeremiah 43:12I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt. He will burn them, and carry them away captive. He will array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he will go out from there in peace.
Jeremiah 43:12I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt. He will burn them, and carry them away captive. He will array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he will go out from there in peace.
Ezekiel 24:17Sigh, but not aloud. Make no mourning for the dead. Bind your headdress on you, and put your sandals on your feet. Don’t cover your lips, and don’t eat mourner’s bread.”
Ezekiel 24:22You will do as I have done. You won’t cover your lips or eat mourner’s bread.
Micah 3:7The seers shall be disappointed, and the diviners confounded. Yes, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer from God.”
Leviticus 13:45“The leper in whom the plague is shall wear torn clothes, and the hair of his head shall hang loose. He shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’
1 Samuel 28:14He said to her, “What does he look like?” She said, “An old man comes up. He is covered with a robe.” Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and showed respect.