katar · surround, crown

What it means

katar (כָּתַר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “surround, crown”.

Surround, encircle on every side. Elsewhere, "crown"; also wait.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To surround someone on every side, like a ring that leaves no way out.
2. To put a crown around the head.
3. To wait for someone a little: to be patient while he finishes speaking.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• They surrounded ×1
• Wait for me ×1
• are crowned ×1
• have encircled me ×1
• surrounds ×1
• will surround ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Judges×1
• Job×1
• Psalms×2
• Proverbs×1
• Habakkuk×1

• Judges 20:43

  They surrounded Benjamin, pursued him, trod him down without rest as far as opposite Gibeah toward the sunrise.

• Job 36:2

  “Wait for me a little, and I will declare to you that there are still words on Eloah’s behalf.

• Psalms 22:12

  Many bulls have surrounded me; strong ones of Bashan have encircled me.

• Psalms 142:7

  Bring out from prison my soul, to give thanks to your name; the righteous will surround me, for you will deal well with me.

• Proverbs 14:18

  The simple inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.

• Habakkuk 1:4

  Therefore instruction grows numb, and justice never goes forth; for the wicked surrounds the righteous; therefore justice goes forth twisted.