Atar עָטַר
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| עָטַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | atar |
| Strong's number | H5849 (H5849B, H5849A) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to crown |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (4) |
Atar (Hebrew עָטַר, Strong's H5849) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to crown”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H5849B: to crown
1) to crown, give a crown
1a) (Piel) to crown
1b) (Hiphil) crown-bestower (participle)
1a) (Piel) to crown
1b) (Hiphil) crown-bestower (participle)
H5849A: to surround
1) to surround
1a) (Qal) to surround
1a) (Qal) to surround
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | crowned (2), compassed (1), about (1), compass (1), crownest (1), crowneth (1), crowning (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | were closing (1), you surround them (1), you crowned him (1), you crown (1), crowns (1), bestower of crowns (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Atar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 23:26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
Psalms
- Psalm 5:12For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
- Psalm 8:5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
- Psalm 65:11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.
- Psalm 103:4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 3:11Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother bestowed on the day of his wedding— the day of his heart’s rejoicing.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 23:8Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?
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).