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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”
“fill”
“put on”
Questions this word decides
Where it appears
17 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 15 verses shown.
1 Samuel 28:14 HVqrmsaEzekiel 24:17 HVqi2msEzekiel 24:22 HVqi2mpIsaiah 22:17 HC/Vqrmsc/Sp2msIsaiah 59:17 HC/Vqw3msJeremiah 43:12 HC/Vqq3msLeviticus 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.