אטם
'âṭam
aw-tam'
A primitive root; to close (the lips or ears); by analogy to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)
KJV Usage: narrow, shut, stop.
אטם
'âṭam
aw-tam'
A primitive root; to close (the lips or ears); by analogy to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions
אטם
1. to shut, shut up, close
a. (Qal) to shut, stop (of lips)
b. (Hiphil) of the wicked stopping their ears (fig.)
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: 73
Parts of Speech: Verb
- אָטַם
- a.tam
- H:V
- to shutter
- 1) to shut, shut up, close
1a) (Qal) to shut, stop (of lips)
1b) (Hiphil) of the wicked stopping their ears (fig.)