What does עָטָה mean in the Bible?
e. cover , veil , clothe , or roll".
Hebrew · H5844
עָטָה
To wrap , i.e. cover , veil , clothe , or roll
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עָטָה H5844
What does עָטָה mean in the Bible?
עָטָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to wrap , i.e. cover , veil , clothe , or roll".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5844?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cover (3), and he must cover (1), and wrapped Himself (1), be covered (1), covers it (1).
Where does עָטָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 13:45. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (6), Isaiah (3), Ezekiel (2), Jeremiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It cover 3× Ezekiel 24:17, Ezekiel 24:22, Micah 3:7
and he must cover 1× Leviticus 13:45
and wrapped Himself 1× Isaiah 59:17
be covered 1× Psalms 71:13
covers it 1× Psalms 84:6
He will take hold 1× Isaiah 22:17
He wraps Himself 1× Psalms 104:2
like a veiled woman 1× Song Of Solomon 1:7
may they wear 1× Psalms 109:29
of you 1× Isaiah 22:17
So he will wrap himself 1× Jeremiah 43:12
wearing 1× 1 Samuel 28:14
wrapped about him 1× Psalms 109:19
wraps himself 1× Jeremiah 43:12
You have covered 1× Psalms 89:45
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Leviticus 13:45 יַעְטֶ֑ה to and he must cover Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 28:14 עֹטֶ֖ה to wearing Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 71:13 יַֽעֲט֣וּ to be covered Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 84:6 יַעְטֶ֥ה to covers it Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 89:45 הֶֽעֱטִ֨יתָ to You have covered Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 104:2 עֹֽטֶה־ to He wraps Himself Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 109:19 יַעְטֶ֑ה to wrapped about him Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 109:29 וְיַעֲט֖וּ to may they wear Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Song Of Solomon 1:7 כְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔ה to like a veiled woman Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Isaiah 22:17 וְעֹטְךָ֖ to He will take hold Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 13:45
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 8
Leviticus 1 1 Samuel 1 Psalms 6 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 2 Micah 1
Source forms
יַעְטֶ֑ה 2x ya‘·ṭeh Leviticus 13:45, Psalms 109:19
הֶֽעֱטִ֨יתָ 1x he·‘ĕ·ṭî·ṯā Psalms 89:45
וַיַּ֥עַט 1x way·ya·‘aṭ Isaiah 59:17
וְיַעֲט֖וּ 1x wə·ya·‘ă·ṭū Psalms 109:29
וְעָטָה֩ 1x wə·‘ā·ṭāh Jeremiah 43:12
וְעָט֥וּ 1x wə·‘ā·ṭū Micah 3:7
וְעֹטְךָ֖ 1x wə·‘ō·ṭə·ḵā Isaiah 22:17
יַעְטֶ֥ה 1x ya‘·ṭeh Psalms 84:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Leviticus 13:45, Psalms 109:19, Jeremiah 43:12
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 28:14, Psalms 104:2
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 109:29
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x Micah 3:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 43:12
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 59:17
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 22:17
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 1:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to wrap , i.e. cover , veil , clothe , or roll
Source Gloss
to wrap , i.e. cover , veil , clothe , or roll
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, clothe, or roll BDB: grasp Usage: array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, × surely, turn aside.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 11
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 9×
Imperfect Jer 43:12 · Lev 13:45 · Ps 109:19 · Ezek 24:17 · Ezek 24:22 · Ps 71:13 6×
Participle active 1Sam 28:14 · Ps 104:2 2×
Infinitive absolute Isa 22:17 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Imperfect Ps 84:7 1×
Perfect Ps 89:46 1×
Word Origins
עָטָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain