כָּתַרkâthar

surround

Pronunciation: kaw-thar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3803

Meanings

Pi`el: surrounding, wait, I pray (Judges 20:43; Psalms 22:13; Job 36:2)

Hiph`il: throw out crowns, triumph (Psalms 142:8; Proverbs 14:18; Habakkuk 1:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Judges 20:43 The Israelites surrounded the men of Benjamin and chased them relentlessly, finally overtaking them east of Gibeah.
  • Job 36:2 “Let me go on, and I will show you the truth. For I have not finished defending God!
  • Psalms 22:12 My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
  • Psalms 142:7 Bring me out of prison so I can thank you. The godly will crowd around me, for you are good to me.”
  • Proverbs 14:18 Simpletons are clothed with foolishness, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
  • Habakkuk 1:4 The law has become paralyzed, and there is no justice in the courts. The wicked far outnumber the righteous, so that justice has become perverted.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).