I. עָטָה verb wrap oneself, enwrap envelop oneself (Arabic cover, conceal; Aramaic extinguish, destroy; Assyrian e‰û, be dark, e‰ûtu, darkness); —
1. wrap, envelop oneself
with something (accusative, like
לבשׁ):
וְהוּא עֹטֶה מְעִיל 1 Sam 28,14 an old man ascending,
and he is enwrapped in a robe; so
הָרֹעֶה בִּגְדוֺ ׳יַע Jer 43,12 (sim), and
אֶתאֶֿרֶץ ׳וְע מִצְרֵיִם v
Jer 43,12 he will wrap himself in the land of Egypt (use it as a robe, figurative, of Nebuchadnezzar; so completely will it be in his power,
Gf); so figurative of
׳י,
וַיַּעַטַ כַּמְעִיל קִנְאָה Es 59,17 ׅ ||
(לָבַשׁ,
אֿוֺר כַּשַּׁלְמָה׳ע Sl 104,2 of men,
׳כְּבֶגֶד יַע Sl 109,19 (simile ||
לָבַשׁ v
Sl 109,18),
כַמְעִיל בָּשְׁתָּם ׳וְיַע v
Sl 109,29 (||
id.),
׳יַע ׳חָרְפָּה וגי Sl 71,13 with
עַל of part covered, in phrase
וְעָטוּ עַלשָֿׂפָם Mik 3,7 they shall envelop themselves upon their beard (cover the beard, sign of mourning or shame
Che Now BenzArchaeology 165 NowArchaeology i. 195), so
Ezk 24,17;
Ezk 24,22 (of leper)
3 Mos 13,45 (
P); participle feminine
עֹטְיָה Hoj 1,7 as substantive,
one wrapping ( a veil about her), i.e. a mourner; > a harlot (compare
1 Mos 38,14); but read perhaps
טֹעֲיָה wandering woman, see
טעה. —
וַיַּעַט etc., see
עיט;
מְעֻטָּה etc., see also
עיט.
Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine singular
הֶעֲטִיתָ עָלָיו כּוּשָׁה Sl 89,46 (of
׳י)
thou hast wrapped shame upon him (enwrapped him in shame);
Imperfect 3 masculine singular
בְּרָכוֺת יַעְטֶה מוֺרֶה Sl 84,7 early rain enwrappeth (it,
עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא v
a)
with blessings (
ᵐ5 δώσει, as if from Arabic , III, IV.
give, compare
NeMarg.41); read probably also
יַעֲטֵנִי Es 61,10 (for
ᵑ0 יְעָטָ֑נִי, see
יעט)
with a robe of rightness he envelopeth me,, so
Brd Di RyKau Du; >
Qal Perfect עָטָ֑נִי Klo CheHpt.