STRONGS NUMBER H5849


Word Summary
atar: to surround
Original Word: עָטַר
Transliteration: 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 עטרתwreath, 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 עֹטְרִים1 Samuel 23:26 Saul and his men were surrounding (closing in) upon David.

[עָטַר‎] verb denominative crown; —

Pi`el Perfect3feminine singular לוֺ שֶׁעִטְּרָהSong of Solomon 3:11 with which his mother crowned him (see I. עֲטָרָה

1); elsewhere figurative: 2 masculine singular שְׁנִת עִטַּרְתָּ טוֺבָתֶ֑ךָPsalm 65:12 thou (׳י‎) hast crowned the year of thy goodness; Imperfect2masculine singular suffix תְּעַטְּרֵהוּ וְהָדָר וְכַבוֺד8:6; Participle suffix וְרַחֲמִים חֶסֶד הַמְעַטְּרֵכִי103:4 (of ׳י‎).

Hiph`il Participle feminine הַמַּעֲטִירָה צֹרIsaiah 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).