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Psalms 104:2

“Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עָטָהʻâṭâh · aw-taw'
H5844 · Hebrew

Definition: to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, [idiom] surely, turn aside.
Grammar: עֹֽטֶה — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HVqrmsa
Usage: Occurs 17 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 13:45 1 Samuel 28:14 Psalms 71:13 Psalms 84:7 Psalms 89:46

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 עָטָה here.

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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.