- Original: אטר - Transliteration: 'atar - Phonetic: aw-tar' - Definition: 1. (Qal) shut a. to shut up, close, bind b. close one's mouth - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 74 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to close up: - shut. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • shut, 1 Psalm 69:15