Strong's Lexicon: H5848 עָטַף

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5848
Word:	עָטַף
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	16
Transliteration:	ataph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`ataph (aw-taf') v.
Meaning:	1. to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.) 2. hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish
KJV Renderings:	cover (over), fail, faint, feebler, hide self, be overwhelmed, swoon.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5991

I. [עָטַף] verb turn aside (Syriac [untranscribed source text 3823] turn, return; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3824] incline, bend); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַעֲטֹף turn aside (so Ew Di De Bae^Kau and others), Job 23:9 he turneth aside to the right (יָמִין; || שְׂמאֹול בַּעֲשׂתוֺ ), read probably 1 singular אֶעֱטֹף Me Bu Du, I turn… and do not see him ( and || בִּקַּשְׁתִּו ׳ שׂ).

BDB5992

II. [עָטַף] verb envelop oneself (Aramaism) (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic עֲטַף , [untranscribed source text 3825]; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3826] covered, also noun web, texture); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַעֲטָףֿ Ps 73:6 3 masculine plural יַעַטְפוּ Ps 65:14 — envelop oneself: Ps 65:15 the valleys cover themselves with corn (|| לָבַשׁ); שִֿׁית חָמָס לָ֑מוֺ ׳ יַ Ps 73:6 they put on for themselves (each) a garb of violence.

BDB5994

III. [עָטַף] verb be feeble, faint (Ba^{ES 27} compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 3830] perish, flag); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַעֲטֹף Ps 102:1, יַעֲטוֺף Isa 57:16 Infinitive construct עֲטֹף Ps 61:3 Passive participle (Ges^{«GKC:50f»§ 50f}) plural עֲטֻפִים Gen 30:42, עֲטוּפִים Lam 2:19 — literally be feeble Gen 30:42 ( J ; opposed to קְשׁוּרִים); הָעֲטוּפִים בְּרָעָב Lam 2:19 figurative ׳ רוּחַ מִלָּפָנַי יַע Isa 57:16 the spirit would faint before me (׳ י); בַּעֲטֹף לִבִּי Ps 61:3; Ps 101:2 (title).

Niph`al Infinitive construct בֵּעָטֵף עוֺלֵל Lam 2:11 when infants faint (for ׳ בְּהֵע; but read perhaps בַּעֲטֹף Qal, so Buhl).

Hiph`il Infinitive construct בְּהַעֲטִיף הַצּאֹן Gen 30:42 when the flock shewed feebleness.

Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּתְעַטֵף Ps 77:4, ׳ וַתִּת Ps 143:4 , תִּתְעַטָ֑ף Ps 107:5 Infinitive construct הִתְעַטֵּף Ps 142:4 ; Jonah 2:8 , suffix הִתְעַטְּפָם Lam 2:12 — faint, faint away, Lam 2:12 (כֶּחָלָל like the wounded); subject רוּחַ Ps 77:4; Ps 142:4 (+ עָלַי, see עַל II 1 d), Ps 143:4 (+ id.); subject נֶפֶשׁ Jonah 2:8 (+ id.), Ps 107:5 (+ בָּהֶם).

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

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