# אָטַם (atam)

Israeli respelling: a-tam. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H331. 8 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: narrow, shut, stop.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/atam-h331

## Occurrences

- [1 Kings 6:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/6/4) — And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
- [Psalms 58:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/58/4) — Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
- [Proverbs 17:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/17/28) — Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
- [Proverbs 21:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/21/13) — Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
- [Isaiah 33:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/33/15) — He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of brib…
- [Ezekiel 40:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/40/16) — And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windo…
- [Ezekiel 41:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/41/16) — The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round…
- [Ezekiel 41:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/41/26) — And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers o…