Atarah
Encyclopedia
Atarah is a Hebrew
word meaning "crown." As an article of clothing, it is referenced in the following verses of the Hebrew Bible
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Crowns also serve as a metaphor in the following references:
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
word meaning "crown." As an article of clothing, it is referenced in the following verses of the Hebrew Bible
Tanakh
The Tanakh is a name used in Judaism for the canon of the Hebrew Bible. The Tanakh is also known as the Masoretic Text or the Miqra. The name is an acronym formed from the initial Hebrew letters of the Masoretic Text's three traditional subdivisions: The Torah , Nevi'im and Ketuvim —hence...
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- 2 Sam 12:30 (crown worn by David weighed a talent of gold. See also: 1 Chr 20:2)
- Est 8:15 (Mordecai is dressed in a garment of fine linen and purple, with a great crown of gold)
- Psa 21:3 (David praises God for setting a crown upon his head)
- S of Solomon 3:11 (Solomon received his crown at the hand of his mother)
- Zech 6:11 (Zechariah is commanded in vision to craft a crown and place it on the head of Joshua ben Josedech. See also Zech 6:14)
Crowns also serve as a metaphor in the following references:
- Job 19:9 (Metaphorically, Job is stripped of glory and of a crown. See also: Job 31:36, where Job compares adversity to a crown )
- Prov 4:9 (Where wisdom is compared metaphorically with a crown of glory. See also, Prov 14:24, Prov 16:31)
- Prov 12:4 (Where the writer describes a virtuous woman as a crown to her husband)
- Prov 17:6 (Grandchildren are the crowns of old men)
- Isa 28:1 (Where the prophet condemns a crown of pride. See also Isa 28:3)
- Isa 28:5 (Isaiah prophesies that God will be a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty. See also Isa 62:3)
- Jer 13:18 (Jeremiah prophesies that Kings and queens will lose their crown of glory)
- Lam 5:16 (Jeremiah laments the destruction of Judah, prophesying that the crowns will fall from their heads)
- Eze 16:12 (Ezekiel speaks metaphorically, comparing the lost glory of Judah to a crown . See also Eze 21:26, Eze 23:42)
Other uses
The word is also used as a girl's name.- 1 Chron 2:26 ("Jerahmeel had another wife,whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam"- NKJ Bible)