kathar (H3803) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H3803

כָּתַר

katharkaw-thar'

to enclose

1890 spelling: kâthar

Gematria 620

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to enclose; hence (in a friendly sense) to crown, (in a hostile one) to besiege; also to wait (as restraining oneself)

Rendered in the KJV as

beset round, compass about, be crowned inclose round, suffer.

6
occurrencesin the Old Testament
5 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
6
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 6 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 6

יַכְתִּ֣רוּ1
יַכְתִּ֥רוּ1
כַּתַּר־1
כִּתְּר֤וּ1
כִּתְּרֽוּנִי׃1
מַכְתִּ֣יר1

How it is rendered · 6

[is] surrounding1
they have encircled me1
they surround1
they surrounded1
they will surround1
wait1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 5

verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural2
verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
verb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person common plural1
verb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person common plural + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
verb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HVhi3mp · 2
HVhrmsa · 1
HVpp3cp · 1
HVpp3cp/Sp1bs · 1
HVpv2ms · 1

All 6, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Psalms2 of 6 · 33%
Judges1 of 6 · 17%
Job1 of 6 · 17%
Proverbs1 of 6 · 17%
Habakkuk1 of 6 · 17%

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Judges1 occurrence

Judges 20:43כִּתְּר֤וּkiteruverb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person common pluralThey surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.here: they surrounded

Job1 occurrence

Job 36:2כַּתַּר־katar-verb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singular“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.here: wait

Psalms2 occurrences

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 14:18יַכְתִּ֥רוּyakhtiruverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThe simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.here: they surround

Habakkuk1 occurrence

Habakkuk 1:4מַכְתִּ֣ירmakhtirverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularTherefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.here: [is] surrounding

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