עָטַר
ʿāṭar
surround
Strong's H5849VerbHebrewTWOT 1608b

עָטַר (ʿāṭar) is a Hebrew verb meaning surround. It appears 7 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5849).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1608b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1608b)crown; Tyre the crown-bestower; encircle; compass
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עָטַר verb, denominative: crown

Strong's H5849 עָטַר: to encircle (for attack or protection); especially to crown (literally or figuratively)
KJV:compass, crown.

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.

Root family 1608: עָטַר ʿāṭar — surround; encircle, crown; compass

See it in Scripture

Psalms 103:4Song of Solomon 3:11Isaiah 23:8

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