עֲטָרָהʻăṭârâh

crown, wreath

Pronunciation: at-aw-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5850

Meanings

1. Milcom, the crown of your splendour (2 Samuel 12:30; 1 Chronicles 20:2; Psalms 21:4)

2. crown of splendour (Esther 8:15; Zechariah 6:11; Zechariah 6:14)

3. figurative of honour, etc. (Job 19:9; Lamentations 5:16; Proverbs 12:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 23 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Samuel 12:30 David removed the crown from the king’s head, and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and it weighed seventy-five pounds. David took a vast amount of plunder from the city.
  • 1 Chronicles 20:2 Then David went to Rabbah and removed the crown from the king’s head, and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and he found that it weighed seventy-five pounds. David took a vast amount of plunder from the city.
  • Esther 8:15 Then Mordecai left the king’s presence, wearing the royal robe of blue and white, the great crown of gold, and an outer cloak of fine linen and purple. And the people of Susa celebrated the new decree.
  • Job 19:9 He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.
  • Job 31:36 I would face the accusation proudly. I would wear it like a crown.
  • Psalms 21:3 You welcomed him back with success and prosperity. You placed a crown of finest gold on his head.
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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).