Strong's Lexicon

H5845

H5845 — עֲטִין

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewatiynnoun mascOccurrences: 1TWOT: 1604a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5845
Word:עֲטִין
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from an unused root meaning apparently to contain
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:atiyn
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`atiyn (at-een') n-m.
Meaning:1. a receptacle (for milk, i.e. pail 2. (figuratively) breast)
KJV Renderings:breast.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5990

[עֲטִין] noun [masculine] probably pail, bucket (Late Hebrew מַעֲטָן vessel for olives); — עֲטִינָיו מָֽלְאוּ חָלָב Job 21:24 his pails are full of milk.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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