{"def":{"short":"to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)","long":["to shut, shut up, close",["(Qal) to shut, stop (of lips)","(Hiphil) of the wicked stopping their ears (figuratively)"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"ʔɔːˈt̪’ɑm","ipa_mod":"ʔɑːˈtɑm","sbl":"ʾāṭam","dic":"aw-TAHM","dic_mod":"ah-TAHM"}}