Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to turn aside
Usage: 1) to turn aside 1a) (Qal) to turn aside, turn (in order to cover)
Strong's Number
H5848
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
14
Books
6
Strong's H5848 Quick Answer
Strong's H5848 עָטַף (`ataph) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `ataph (aw-taf') v. 1. to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.) 2. hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish It has 14 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include when, covered, and covereth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `ataph (aw-taf') v. 1. to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.) 2. hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- when, covered, and covereth
Meaning and Definition
`ataph (aw-taf') v. 1. to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.) 2. hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish [a primitive root] KJV: cover (over), fail, faint, feebler, hide self, be overwhelmed, swoon.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5848. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5848 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `ataph, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H5848 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5848 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5848 in the Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Old Testament.
But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5848.
But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom.
Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the LORD: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5848, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 7 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 3 usages, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5848 FAQ
What does ataph (עָטַף) mean?
Ataph (Strong's H5848) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "shroud". `ataph (aw-taf') v. 1. to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.) 2. hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish
How many times is ataph (עָטַף) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H5848 across 6 books.
Where can I study ataph (עָטַף) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5848 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate ataph (עָטַף)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as when, covered, and covereth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.