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Proverbs 21:13
“Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָטַםʼâṭam · aw-tam'
H331 · Hebrew
H331 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- narrow, shut, stop.
- Grammar
- אֹטֵ֣ם — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 8 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Kings 6:4Psalms 58:5Proverbs 17:28Isaiah 33:15Ezekiel 40:16
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָטַם here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.