Strongs Number: H331
- Hebrew Word
- אָטַם
- Transliteration
- ʼâṭam
- Phonetic
- aw-tam'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to close (the lips or ears); by analogy to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)
- BDB Definition
-
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
- Bible Usage
- {narrow} {shut} stop.