עָטָה

Strong’s Definition

to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, [idiom] surely, turn aside.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to cover, enwrap, wrap oneself, envelop oneself
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(qal) to grasp
• 4.(hiphil) to cover, enwrap, envelop
• 5.to grasp

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻâṭâh; Pronunciation: aw-taw'