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title: עֲטֶרֶת — Ataroth · The Tanakh dictionary
description: עֲטֶרֶת (5850), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 23 times: Ataroth. BDB 1906: n.f. crown, wreath. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עֲטֶרֶת

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«עֲטֶרֶת» in the Tanakh dictionary: **Ataroth** — 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:** 23 times · **Key:** 5850 · **BDB:** עֲטָרָה

### Glosses

the.crown (7); a.crown (6); crown (3)

### Meaning (OSHB)

Ataroth [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5850/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. crown, wreath [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5850/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. crown, wreath;—abs. ע׳ Ez 21:31; Ct 3:11; cstr. עֲטֶרֶת 2 S 12:30 + 17 times; pl. עֲטָרוֹת Zc 6:11; Jb 31:36, עֲטָרֹת Zc 6:14;—crown: of idol-image (Milcom, 𝔊 We Klo Dr Kit Löhr HPS) 2 S 12:30 = 1 Ch 20:2; golden, ע׳ פָּז ψ 21:4; ע׳ תִּפְאַרְתְּכֶם of king and queen, Je 13:18 the crown of your splendour; cf. Ez 21:31; wedding-crown Ct 3:11. ע׳ זָהָב Est 8:15 (of Mordecai); of silver and gold Zc 6:11, 14; ע׳ תִּפְאֶרֶת crown of splendour, on personif. Jerus. Ez 16:12 (in allegory), Jerus. and Samaria 23:42; ע׳ as appos. (= sim.) Jb 31:36. fig. of honour, etc., Jb 19:9 (‖ כְּבוֹדִי) La 5:16; אֵשֶׁת חַיִל ע׳ בַּעְלָהּ Pr 12:4, cf. 14:24; 17:6; ע׳ תִּפְאֶרֶת 16:31 (of שֵׂיבָה); gift of wisdom 4:9; fig. of Jerus. Is 62:3 (‖ צְנִיף מְלוּכָה), cf. ע׳ גֵאוּת 28:1, 3 fig. of Samaria; fig. of י׳, ע׳ צְבִי v 5 (‖ צְפִירַת תִּפְאָרָה).

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Why these entries: BDB: another headword, part of speech agrees, 22 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: same consonants, part of speech differs, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עֲטֶרֶת» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5850/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Proverbs 14:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.14.24/)

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עֲטֶ֣רֶת חֲכָמִ֣ים עָשְׁרָ֑ם אִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃

*Word for word:* \[the\].crown of.wise.\[people\] wealth \[is\].their \[the\].folly of.fools \[is\].folly

*JPS 1917:* The crown of the wise is their riches; but the folly of fools remaineth folly.

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[Proverbs 16:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.16.31/)

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עֲטֶ֣רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת שֵׂיבָ֑ה בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה תִּמָּצֵֽא׃

*Word for word:* \[is\].a.crown of.splendor gray.hair in.\[the\] way of.righteousness it.is.found

*JPS 1917:* The hoary head is a crown of glory, it is found in the way of righteousness.

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