Lexical Summary atar: to surround Original Word: עָטַרTransliteration: atar Phonetic Spelling: (aw-tar') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to surround Meaning: to encircle, to crown Strong's Concordance compass, crown A primitive root; to encircle (for attack or protection); especially to crown (literally or figuratively) -- compass, crown. Brown-Driver-Briggs H5849. atar [עָטַר] verb surround (Late Hebrew id., and derivatives; Phoenician עטרת wreath, עטר Pi`el denominative crown Lzb339; Aramaic עֲטַר; Assyrian etêru, spare, rescue); — Qal Imperfect2masculine singular suffix תַּעְטְרֶנּוּ רָצוֺן כַּצִּנָּה Psalm 5:13 as with a shield, with favour will thou surround him; Participle plural אֶלדָּֿוִד עֹטְרִים 1 Samuel 23:26 Saul and his men were surrounding (closing in) upon David. [עָטַר] verb denominative crown; — Pi`el Perfect3feminine singular לוֺ שֶׁעִטְּרָה Song of Solomon 3:11 with which his mother crowned him (see I. עֲטָרָה 1); elsewhere figurative: 2 masculine singular שְׁנִת עִטַּרְתָּ טוֺבָתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 65:12 thou (׳י) hast crowned the year of thy goodness; Imperfect2masculine singular suffix תְּעַטְּרֵהוּ וְהָדָר וְכַבוֺד 8:6; Participle suffix וְרַחֲמִים חֶסֶד הַמְעַטְּרֵכִי 103:4 (of ׳י). Hiph`il Participle feminine הַמַּעֲטִירָה צֹר Isaiah 23:8 usually Tyre the crown-bestower (Ges Ew De CheComm. Di Du GuKau Skinner), but dubious; < the crown-wearer Hi Gr (after ᵑ6), so Ren CheHpt. (reading הַמְּעֻטָּרָה). |
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