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title: עָטַף — envelop oneself (Aramaism) · The Tanakh dictionary
description: עָטַף (5848), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 3 times: envelop oneself (Aramaism). BDB 1906: vb. envelop oneself. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עָטַף

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«עָטַף» in the Tanakh dictionary: **envelop oneself (Aramaism)** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 3 times · **Key:** 5848 · **BDB:** עָטַף²

### Glosses

he.turns (1); it.covers (1); they.cover.themselves (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

envelop oneself (Aramaism) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5848/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. envelop oneself [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5848/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** vb. envelop oneself (Aramaism) (NH id.; Aramaic עֲטַף, ܥܛܰܦ; Ethiopic ዕጡፍ covered, also n. web, texture);— Impf. 3 ms. יַעֲטָף־ ψ 73:6; 3 mpl. יַעַטְפוּ 65:14;—envelop oneself: ψ 65:14 the valleys cover themselves with corn (‖ לָבַשׁ); יַע׳־שִׁית חָמָם לָ֑מוֹ 73:6 they put on for themselves (each) a garb of violence.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (3 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עָטַף» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5848/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Psalms 73:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.73.6/)

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לָ֭כֵן עֲנָקַ֣תְמוֹ גַאֲוָ֑ה יַעֲטָף־שִׁ֝֗ית חָמָ֥ס לָֽמוֹ׃

*Word for word:* therefore it is.a.necklace.for.it pride it.covers a.garment of.violence (to) them

*JPS 1917:* Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; violence covereth them as a garment.

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[Psalms 65:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.65.14/)

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לָבְשׁ֬וּ כָרִ֨ים ׀ הַצֹּ֗אן וַעֲמָקִ֥ים יַֽעַטְפוּ־בָ֑ר יִ֝תְרוֹעֲע֗וּ אַף־יָשִֽׁירוּ׃

*Word for word:* they.are.clothed \[the\].pastures (the) flock\[s\] and.\[the\] valleys they.cover.themselves grain they.shout.for.joy also they.sing

*JPS 1917:* The meadows are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, yea, they sing.

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