אָטַם

From LSJ

Στέργει γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἄγγελον κακῶν ἐπῶν → No one loves the bearer of bad news

Sophocles, Antigone, 277

English (Strong)

a primitive root; to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs): narrow, shut, stop.