What does עֲטָרָה (ʿăṭārāh) mean in the Bible?
עֲטָרָה (ʿăṭārāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a crown".
Hebrew · H5850
עֲטָרָה
A crown
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עֲטָרָהH5850
Pronunciationʿăṭārāh
What does עֲטָרָה (ʿăṭārāh) mean in the Bible?
עֲטָרָה (ʿăṭārāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a crown".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5850?
The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the crown (7), crown (5), a crown (3), crowns (2), [is] a crown (1).
Where does עֲטָרָה (ʿăṭārāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 12:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (5), Isaiah (4), Ezekiel (3), Job (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 Itthe crown7×2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2, Job 19:9, Proverbs 14:24
crown5×Esther 8:15, Proverbs 12:4, Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:3
a crown3×Psalms 21:3, Isaiah 28:5, Isaiah 62:3
crowns2×Jeremiah 13:18, Ezekiel 23:42
[is] a crown1×Proverbs 16:31
an [ornate] crown1×Zechariah 6:11
are the crown1×Proverbs 17:6
it like a crown1×Job 31:36
wearing the crown with which1×Song Of Solomon 3:11
with a crown1×Proverbs 4:9
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 12:30עֲטֶֽרֶת־tothe crownNoun - feminine singular construct1 Chronicles 20:2עֲטֶֽרֶת־tothe crownNoun - feminine singular constructEsther 8:15וַעֲטֶ֤רֶתtocrownConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructJob 19:9עֲטֶ֣רֶתtothe crownNoun - feminine singular constructJob 31:36עֲטָר֣וֹתtoit like a crownNoun - feminine pluralPsalms 21:3עֲטֶ֣רֶתtoa crownNoun - feminine singular constructProverbs 4:9עֲטֶ֖רֶתtowith a crownNoun - feminine singular constructProverbs 12:4עֲטֶ֣רֶתtocrownNoun - feminine singular constructProverbs 14:24עֲטֶ֣רֶתtoThe crownNoun - feminine singular constructProverbs 16:31עֲטֶ֣רֶתto[is] a crownNoun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Samuel 12:30
Aligned rows23
Books represented12
2 Samuel11 Chronicles1Esther1Job2Psalms1Proverbs5Song Of Solomon1Isaiah4Jeremiah1Lamentations1Ezekiel3Zechariah2
Source forms
עֲטֶ֣רֶת7x‘ă·ṭe·reṯJob 19:9, Psalms 21:3, Proverbs 12:4, Proverbs 14:24
וַעֲטֶ֥רֶת2xwa·‘ă·ṭe·reṯEzekiel 16:12, Ezekiel 23:42
עֲטֶ֖רֶת2x‘ă·ṭe·reṯProverbs 4:9, Jeremiah 13:18
עֲטֶ֥רֶת2x‘ă·ṭe·reṯIsaiah 28:3, Isaiah 62:3
עֲטֶֽרֶת־2x‘ă·ṭe·reṯ-2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2
בָּעֲטָרָ֗ה1xbā·‘ă·ṭā·rāhSong Of Solomon 3:11
הָֽעֲטָרָ֑ה1xhā·‘ă·ṭā·rāhEzekiel 21:26
וְהָעֲטָרֹ֗ת1xwə·hā·‘ă·ṭā·rōṯZechariah 6:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct14x2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2, Job 19:9, Psalms 21:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct3xEsther 8:15, Ezekiel 16:12, Ezekiel 23:42
Noun - feminine plural2xJob 31:36, Zechariah 6:11
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xEzekiel 21:26
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xZechariah 6:14
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xSong Of Solomon 3:11
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct1xIsaiah 28:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a crown
Source Gloss
a crown
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a crown BDB: crown Usage: crown.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Wreath or crown symbolizing honor.
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Word Origins
עֲטָרָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Human crowns fade, but the Lord becomes the true crown for his people.Isaiah 28:1-6
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