עָטַף
ʻâṭaph · aw-taf'
to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish
- to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.)
- hence, (from the idea of darkness) to languish
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: cover (over), fail, faint, feebler, hide self, be overwhelmed, swoon.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › to surround and contain › to speak, the word
To see and know that works to surround and contain that works to speak, the word.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עָטַף above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
16 occurrences · 16 OT · 0 NT · 16 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- was overwhelmed2 · 13%
- fainted2 · 13%
- were feeble1 · 6%
- so the feebler1 · 6%
- him: he hideth1 · 6%
- is overwhelmed1 · 6%
- also are covered over1 · 6%
- covereth1 · 6%
- when he is overwhelmed1 · 6%
- overwhelmed1 · 6%
- should fail1 · 6%
- swoon1 · 6%
- when they swooned1 · 6%
- that faint1 · 6%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.