אָטַם ʼâṭam

Meaning

to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)

In the King James Version: narrow, shut, stop.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• 1 Kings 6:4 He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.
• Psalms 58:4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
• Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
• Proverbs 21:13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
• Isaiah 33:15 He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
• Ezekiel 40:16 The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.
• Ezekiel 41:16 as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered.
• Ezekiel 41:26 There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies.