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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #331 - אָטַם

Transliteration

ʼâṭam

Phonetics

aw-tam'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to shut, shut up, close
1. (Qal) to shut, stop (of lips)
2. (Hiphil) of the wicked stopping their ears (figuratively)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2927 ‑ κρυπτός (kroop‑tos'); 5420 ‑ φράσσω (fras'‑so);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (8)

1 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 3

BSB (7)

1 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 3

CSB (8)

1 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 3

ESV (8)

1 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 3

KJV (8)

1 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 3

LEB (7)

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 3

LSB (9)

Esther 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 3

N95 (6)

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 3

NAS (8)

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 3

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (8)

1 Kings 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Ezekiel 3

ASV (8)

and the closed 1

and there were closed 2

of fixed 1

that stoppeth 2

when he shutteth 1

whoso stoppeth 1

BSB (7)

and the beveled 1

beveled 1

narrow 1

there were beveled 1

when he holds 1

who stops 1

whoever shuts 1

CSB (8)

beveled 3

shuts 1

stops 1

that stops up 1

the beveled 1

when he seals 1

ESV (8)

closes 1

narrow 2

narrowing 1

recessed 1

stops 2

whoever closes 1

KJV (8)

narrow 4

shutteth 1

stoppeth 3

LEB (7)

and narrow 1

and the framed 1

and there were narrow 1

he who closes 2

that closes 1

who stops up 1

LSB (9)

bed 1

closes 1

latticed 2

shuts 1

shuttered 1

stops 2

up 1

N95 (6)

closes 1

latticed 2

shuts 1

shuttered 1

stops 1

NAS (8)

closes 1

latticed 2

shuts 1

shuttered 1

stops 2

up 1

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (8)

and the closed 1

of fixed 1

that stops 1

there were closed 2

when he shuts 1

who stops 1

whoever stops 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1197) m u (תהמ ThM) AC: ? CO: Unclean AB: ?: The pictograph u is a picture of a basket or container, the m is a picture of water. Combined these mean "container of water". A bowl of water is used to wash dirt off.

C) m u a (אתהמ AThM) AC: Shut CO: Shut AB: ?: [Unknown connection to root]

V) m u a (אתהמ AThM) - Shut: The closing of the eyes, ears or a window. KJV (8): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) narrow, stop, shut - Strongs: H331 (אָטַם)

E) a m u (תהמא ThMA) AC: ? CO: Unclean AB: ?

V) a m u (תהמא ThMA) - Unclean: KJV (161): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hitpael, Pual, Piel) unclean, defile, pollute - Strongs: H2930 (טָמֵא)

N^m) a m u (תהמא ThMA) - Unclean: KJV (87): unclean, defiled, infamous, polluted, pollution - Strongs: H2931 (טָמֵא)

o^f1) e a m f u (תהומאה ThWMAH) - Unclean: KJV (37): uncleanness, filthiness, unclean - Strongs: H2932 (טֻמְאָה)

H) e m u (תהמה ThMH) AC: ? CO: Unclean AB: ?

V) e m u (תהמה ThMH) - Unclean: KJV (2): (vf: Niphal) defile, vile - Strongs: H2933 (טָמָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[אטם] verb shut, shut up (Mishna אטם, compare אוֺטֶם stoppage, Aramaic אֲטַם; Arabic

contract, stop,

fortress; Assyrian a‰amu, in list of headgear, etc. = turban? Dl^{W, No. 155}) —

Qal Participle active אֹטֵם Proverbs 17:28 2t.; passive אֲטֻמִים 1 Kings 6:4; אֲטֻמוֺת Ezekiel 40:16 2t.; — shut, stop, object lips Proverbs 17:28; ears Proverbs 21:13; Isaiah 33:15; passive = closed (i.e. narrowed, narrowing, compare ᵑ6 in Co) ׳חַלּוֺנוֺת א Ezekiel 40:16; Ezekiel 41:16,26; compare חַלּוֺנֵי שְׁקֻפִים אֲטֻמִים 1 Kings 6:4.

Hiph`il Imperfect id quod Qal יַאְטֵם Psalm 58:5 (jussive with sense of indicative, compare Dr^{§ 173obs}.) of adder, stopping ears, simile of wicked.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אָטַם to shut, to close up, to stop, e.g. the mouth, the ears, Proverbs 17:28, 21:13 חַלּוֹנוֹת אֲטֻמוֹת, Ezekiel 40:16, 41:16, 26 Ezekiel 41:26, “closed windows, with shut lattices,” the bars of which being let into the wall and planks, could not be opened and shut at pleasure. LXX. θυρίδες δικτυωταί. Symm. τοξικαί. Comp. 1 Kings 6:4. Comp. Arab. أَطِمَ, to put a curtain over a window.

Hiphil id., Psalms 58:5.

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List of Word Forms

אֲטֻמ֣וֹת אֲטֻמ֤וֹת אֲטֻמִֽים׃ אֹטֵ֖ם אֹטֵ֣ם אֹטֵ֤ם אטם אטמות אטמים׃ הָ֠אֲטֻמוֹת האטמות יַאְטֵ֥ם יאטם ’ă·ṭu·mîm ’ă·ṭu·mō·wṯ ’ăṭumîm ’ăṭumōwṯ ’ō·ṭêm ’ōṭêm atuMim atuMot hā’ăṭumōwṯ hā·’ă·ṭu·mō·wṯ Haatumot oTem ya’·ṭêm ya’ṭêm yaTem