עֲטֶ֖רֶת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 עֲטֶ֖רֶת

   a-TE-ret

   the crown
2. clause🔊 כִּ֤י יָרַד֙ מַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃

   KI ya-RAD mar-a-sho-te-KHEM a-TE-ret tif-ar-te-KHEM

   for it has come down or it came down from your heads or from your headplaces the crown your beauty or your splendor
3. sentence🔊 אֱמֹ֥ר לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְלַגְּבִירָ֖ה הַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּ שֵׁ֑בוּ כִּ֤י יָרַד֙ מַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃

   e-MOR lam-ME-lekh ve-lag-ge-vi-RA hash-pi-LU SHE-vu KI ya-RAD mar-a-sho-te-KHEM a-TE-ret tif-ar-te-KHEM

   say to the king and to the queen mother or the lady make yourselves low or humble yourselves sit for it has come down or it came down from your heads or from your headplaces the crown your beauty or your splendor

Exegesis

The construct marʼašoteikhem {מַרְאֲשׁוֹתֵיכֶם | mar-ʼa-šo-tê-khem} ‘from your heads’ designates the locus of loss, and ʼāṭeret tifʼartekhem {עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאַרְתְּכֶם | ʻǎ-ṭe-ret tip-ár-te-khem} ‘crown of your glory’ links royal insignia to personal honor. The sequence from command to justification, characteristic of prophetic admonitions, heightens the urgency of impending judgment.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ע־ט־רʻ-t-r

“to crown, encircle”

• 🔊 עָטַרʻā-tarhe crownedPsalm 65:12