עָטָה
ʿāṭâ
grasp
Strong's H5844VerbHebrewTWOT 1601

עָטָה (ʿāṭâ) is a Hebrew verb meaning grasp. It appears 17 times in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5844).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1601)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1601)wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself; wrap, envelop, with; cover, veil, clothe, roll; array self, be clad, covering, fill, put on, turn aside
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עָטָה verb: wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself

Strong's H5844 עָטָה: to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, clothe, or roll
KJV:array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, × surely, turn aside.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Leviticus 13:451 Samuel 28:14Psalms 71:13

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