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עָטָה
ʻâṭâh · Hebrew · Strong's H5844 · 17 occurrences
The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “self”
What it means
to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
array self, be clad, covering, self, fill, put on, turn aside
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“self”
“covering”
also renders peribólaion (G4018), ʼôhel (H168), kâçûwy (H3681), kᵉçûwth (H3682), mikçeh (H4372), mâçâk (H4539), mᵉçukkâh (H4540), maççêkâh (H4541), merkâb (H4817), tsâmîyd (H6781)
“fill”
“put on”
“turn aside”
also renders ektrépō (G1624), çûwr (H5493)
Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
17 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 15 verses shown.
1 Samuel 28:14 · HVqrmsa
He 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.
Ezekiel 24:17 · HVqi2ms
Sigh, 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 24:22 · HVqi2mp
You will do as I have done. You won’t cover your lips or eat mourner’s bread.
Isaiah 22:17 · HC/Vqrmsc/Sp2ms
Behold, Yahweh will overcome you and hurl you away violently. Yes, he will grasp you firmly.
Isaiah 59:17 · HC/Vqw3ms
He 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 43:12 · HC/Vqq3ms
I 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.
Leviticus 13:45 HVqi3msMicah 3:7 HC/Vqq3cpPsalm 71:13 HVqi3mpPsalm 84:6 HVhi3msPsalm 89:45 HVhp2msPsalm 104:2 HVqrmsaPsalm 109:19 HVqi3msPsalm 109:29 HC/Vqi3mpSong of Solomon 1:7 HR/Vqrfsa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.