Original Word: אָתַם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: atam
Pronunciation: ah-tahm
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-tam')
Definition: To be complete, to be finished, to be consumed
Meaning: to close, to contract

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct one-to-one correspondence in the Greek New Testament, the concept of completion can be related to Greek words such as "τελέω" (teleo - Strong's Greek 5055), which means to complete or finish.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "atam" primarily conveys the idea of completion or being finished. It is used to describe the state of being consumed or brought to an end. This term can be applied in various contexts, such as the completion of a task, the end of a process, or the consumption of resources.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Hebrew context, the concept of completion was significant in both religious and everyday life. The completion of a task or process often signified fulfillment of duty or divine purpose. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, the idea of consuming resources until they were finished was a common experience, reflecting the cycles of planting and harvest.

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to shut, shut up
NASB Translation
closes (1), latticed (2), shuts (1), shuttered (1), stops (2).

[אטם] verb shut, shut up (Mishna אטם, compare אוֺטֶם stoppage, Aramaic אֲטַם; Arabic contract, stop, fortress; Assyrian a‰amu, in list of headgear, etc. = turban? Dl^{W, No. 155}) —

Qal Participle active אֹטֵם Proverbs 17:28 2t.; passive אֲטֻמִים 1 Kings 6:4; אֲטֻמוֺת Ezekiel 40:16 2t.; — shut, stop, object lips Proverbs 17:28; ears Proverbs 21:13; Isaiah 33:15; passive = closed (i.e. narrowed, narrowing, compare ᵑ6 in Co) ׳חַלּוֺנוֺת א Ezekiel 40:16; Ezekiel 41:16,26; compare חַלּוֺנֵי שְׁקֻפִים אֲטֻמִים 1 Kings 6:4.

Hiph`il Imperfect id quod Qal יַאְטֵם Psalm 58:5 (jussive with sense of indicative, compare Dr^{§ 173 obs}.) of adder, stopping ears, simile of wicked.

narrow, shut, stop

A primitive root; to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs) -- narrow, shut, stop.

אֲטֻמ֣וֹת אֲטֻמ֤וֹת אֲטֻמִֽים׃ אֹטֵ֖ם אֹטֵ֣ם אֹטֵ֤ם אטם אטמות אטמים׃ הָ֠אֲטֻמוֹת האטמות יַאְטֵ֥ם יאטם ’ă·ṭu·mîm ’ă·ṭu·mō·wṯ ’ăṭumîm ’ăṭumōwṯ ’ō·ṭêm ’ōṭêm atuMim atuMot hā’ăṭumōwṯ hā·’ă·ṭu·mō·wṯ Haatumot oTem ya’·ṭêm ya’ṭêm yaTemInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts