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עָטָה H5844
H5844 is the Hebrew word עָטָה, transliterated ʻâṭâh and said aw-taw'. The King James Version most often renders it cover.
What it means
to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, [idiom] surely, turn aside.
Verses using עָטָה
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 13:45 · KJV
And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
1 Samuel 28:14 · KJV
And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
Psalm 71:13 · KJV
Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
Psalm 84:6 · KJV
Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
Psalm 89:45 · KJV
The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.
Psalm 104:2 · KJV
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Psalm 109:19 · KJV
Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
Psalm 109:29 · KJV
Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
Song of Solomon 1:7 · KJV
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
Isaiah 22:17 · KJV
Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.
Isaiah 59:17 · KJV
For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
Jeremiah 43:12 · KJV
And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.
Ezekiel 24:17 · KJV
Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
Ezekiel 24:22 · KJV
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
Micah 3:7 · KJV
Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5844 mean?
H5844 is the Hebrew word עָטָה (ʻâṭâh), meaning to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll.
How is H5844 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it cover (3 times), covered (2 times), put a covering (1 time), also filleth (1 time), hast covered (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5844 appear in the Bible?
עָטָה (ʻâṭâh) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5844 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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