עָטַףʻâṭaph
עָטַף: turn aside
Pronunciation: aw-taf' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5848
Meanings
Qal: read probably 1 singular אֶעֱטֹף (Job 23:9)
עָטַף: envelop oneself
Qal: envelop oneself (Psalms 73:6; Psalms 65:14; Psalms 65:15)
עָטַף: be feeble, faint
Qal: be feeble (Psalms 102:1; Isaiah 57:16; Psalms 61:3)
Niph`al: faint, but read perhaps בַּעֲטֹף Qal (Lamentations 2:11)
Hiph`il: shewed feebleness. (Genesis 30:42)
Hithpa`el: faint, faint away (Psalms 77:4; Psalms 143:4; Psalms 107:5)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 30:42 But he didn’t do this with the weaker ones, so the weaker lambs belonged to Laban, and the stronger ones were Jacob’s.
- Job 23:9 I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed.
- Psalms 61:2 From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety,
- Psalms 65:13 The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. They all shout and sing for joy!
- Psalms 73:6 They wear pride like a jeweled necklace and clothe themselves with cruelty.
- Psalms 77:3 I think of God, and I moan, overwhelmed with longing for his help. Interlude
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).