Lexical Definition

‎עָטַר‎ ʻâṭar (aw-tar') to surround ^H:V
a primitive root

compass, crown.

• to encircle (for attack or protection)
• especially to crown (literally or figuratively)

1) to surround
1a) (Qal) to surround
2) to crown, give a crown
2a) (Piel) to crown
2b) (Hiphil) crown-bestower (participle)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎עָטַר‎] verb surround (Late Hebrew id., and derivatives; Phoenician ‎עטרת‎ wreath, ‎עטר‎ Pi`el denominative crown Lzb³³⁹; Aramaic ‎עֲטַר‎; Assyrian etêru, spare, rescue); —

Qal Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix ‎כַּצִּנָּה רָצוֺן תַּעְטְרֶנּוּ‎ Ps 5:13* as with a shield, with favour will thou surround him; Participle plural ‎עֹטְרִים אֶלדָּֿוִד‎ 1Sam 23:26 Saul and his men were surrounding (closing in) upon David.

[‎עָטַר‎] verb denominative crown; —

Pi`el Perfect 3 feminine singular ‎שֶׁעִטְּרָה לוֺ‎ Song 3:11 with which his mother crowned him (see I. ‎עֲטָרָה‎ 1); elsewhere figurative: 2 masculine singular ‎טוֺבָתֶ֑ךָ עִטַּרְתָּ שְׁנִת‎ Ps 65:12* thou (‎׳‎‎י‎) hast crowned the year of thy goodness; Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix ‎וְכַבוֺד וְהָדָר תְּעַטְּרֵהוּ‎ Ps 8:6* Participle suffix ‎הַמְעַטְּרֵכִי חֶסֶד וְרַחֲמִים‎ Ps 103:4 (of ‎׳‎‎י‎). Hiph`il Participle feminine ‎צֹר הַמַּעֲטִירָה‎ Isa 23:8 usually Tyre the crown-bestower (Ges Ew De Che^Comm. Di Du Gu^{Kau Skinner}), but dubious; < the crown-wearer Hi Gr (after ᵑ6), so Ren Che^Hpt. (reading ‎הַמְּעֻטָּרָה‎).

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