Word

אָטַם

ʼâṭam · H331 · Hebrew · 8 occurrences

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Meanings

latticed

Exact meaning unsure; probably: state of being covered by a structure or pattern consisting of strips crossing each other with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between

Examples
Ezekiel 40:16 And there were shuttered windows looking toward the guardrooms, and toward their side pillars within the gate all around, and likewise for the porches. And there were windows all around inside; and on each side pillar were palm tree decorations.
Ezekiel 41:16 The thresholds, the latticed windows, and the galleries all around their three stories, opposite the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, and from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered),
Ezekiel 41:26 And there were latticed windows and palm trees on one side and on the other, on the sides of the porch; the same were on the side chambers of the house and the thresholds.
to cover, to close

To cover part of the body so that it cannot perform some function

Examples
Psalm 58:4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,
Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
Proverbs 21:13 One who shuts his ear to the outcry of the poor Will also call out himself, and not be answered.

How it’s used In 3 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

4 occurrences in 2 groups

Not stated (participle) 3
Not stated: he, she or it 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

4 occurrences in 2 groups

אֹזֶןear 3
שָׂפָהlip 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 3 groups

כְּמוֹas, like+ פֶּתֶןasp 1
מִןfrom+ זַעַקcry 1
מִןfrom+ שָׁמַעto hear, to listen, to obey 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 2 words

סָתַם çâtham · H5640 · to stop up, to shut out, to close: Hebrew verb meaning to stop up or shut; commonly used for stopping wells (Genesis 26:15, 18) and stopping up springs or fountains, semantically overlapping with אָטַם but more commonly used for physical stopping of water sources
סָגַר çâgar · H5462 · to shut, to close: Hebrew verb meaning to shut or close; used broadly for closing doors, gates, and figuratively closing hearts or wombs; overlaps with אָטַם's sense of shutting/closing but is far more common and broader in application

Contrasting words 1 word

פָּתַח pâthach · H6605 · to open, to open up: Hebrew verb meaning to open; the standard lexical opposite of shutting/stopping, contrasting directly with אָטַם's sense of closing or stopping up (especially relevant for ears being opened vs. stopped)

In the other Testament 1 word

φράσσω phrássō · G5420 · to cause to cease, to stop, to silence: Greek verb meaning to stop up, block, or shut; used in contexts like stopping mouths (Romans 3:19) or blocking passages, matching the Hebrew אָטַם's sense of closing or stopping up (especially ears in Isaiah 33:15, Psalm 58:5)

Semantic domains 1 entry

Cover002003001005: אָטַם describes shutting or stopping something up, as windows closed with frames or ears stopped against a charmer's voice.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H331. atam [אטם] verb shut, shut up (Mishna אטם, compare אוֺטֶם stoppage, Aramaic אֲטַם;…

H331. atam
[אטם] verb shut, shut up (Mishna אטם, compare אוֺטֶם stoppage, Aramaic אֲטַם; Arabic contract, stop, fortress; Assyrian a‰amu, in list of headgear, etc. = turban? DlW, No. 155) —
Qal Participle active אֹטֵם Pro 17:28 Pro 17:2t.; passive אֲטֻמִים 1Ki 6:4; אֲטֻמוֺת Eze 40:16 Eze 40:2t.; — shut, stop, object lips Pro 17:28; ears Pro 21:13; Isa 33:15; passive = closed (i.e. narrowed, narrowing, compare ᵑ6 in Co) א ׳חַלּוֺנוֺת Eze 40:16; Eze 41:16, Eze 41:26; compare אֲטֻמִים שְׁקֻפִים חַלּוֺנֵי 1Ki 6:4.
Hiph`il Imperfect id quod Qal יַאְטֵם Psa 58:5 (jussive with sense of indicative, compare Dr§ 173 obs.) of adder, stopping ears, simile of wicked.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Cover8 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0