# כָּתַר (katar)

Israeli respelling: ka-tar. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H3803. 6 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: beset round, compass about, be crowned inclose round, suffer.

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

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/katar-h3803

## Occurrences

- [Judges 20:43](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/20/43) — Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.
- [Job 36:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/36/2) — Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.
- [Psalms 22:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/22/12) — Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
- [Psalms 142:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/142/7) — Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
- [Proverbs 14:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/14/18) — The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- [Habakkuk 1:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/habakkuk/1/4) — Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment p…