HebrewH2846Verb
חָתָה
cha.tah
“to snatch up”
3Occurrences
H2846Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire
a primitive root;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(Qal) to take hold of, seize, take away, pile up, snatch up (coals)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
חָתָה appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Proverbs
2
Isaiah
1
Key Passages
Isaiah 30:14BSB
It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar,shattered so that no fragment can be found.Not a shard will be found in the dustlarge enough to scoop the coals from a hearthor to skim the water from a cistern.”
Proverbs 25:22BSB
For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head,and the LORD will reward you.
Proverbs 6:27BSB
Can a man embrace fireand his clothes not be burned?
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