עָטַף
a.taph
H5848B
H:V
Hebrew
to envelope
2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language
a.taph describes violence being put around people like a garment in Psalm 73:6.
Its sole attested use depicts violence as something put around people like clothing.
Senses in use
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Putting around like a garment · dominant
In Psalm 73:6, the Qal imperfect form occurs in the clause portraying violence as a garment around them; the APB renders the verse, “violence covers them as a garment.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 73:6, the APB presents the clause as “violence covers them as a garment.” This rendering confirms the verse’s clothing comparison without isolating every contribution of the Hebrew form.