Katar כָּתַר
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| כָּתַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | katar |
| Strong's number | H3803 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to surround |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (2) |
Katar (Hebrew כָּתַר, Strong's H3803) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to surround”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to surround
1a) (Piel) to surround
1b) (Hiphil) to surround, encircle
1a) (Piel) to surround
1b) (Hiphil) to surround, encircle
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | about (2), inclosed (1), suffer (1), round (1), crowned (1), compass (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | they surrounded (1), bear (1), encircle me (1), will gather around me (1), are crowned (1), hem (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Katar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 20:43Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.
Job
- Job 36:2Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.
Psalms
- Psalm 22:12Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
- Psalm 142:7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 14:18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 1:4Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).