כָּתַר kâthar

Meaning

to enclose; hence (in a friendly sense) to crown, (in a hostile one) to besiege; also to wait (as restraining oneself)

In the King James Version: beset round, compass about, be crowned inclose round, suffer.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Judges 20:43 They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.
• Job 36:2 “Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.
• Psalms 22:12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
• Psalms 142:7 Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
• Proverbs 14:18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
• Habakkuk 1:4 Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.