חֵת

chetProper Noun (Masculine)H2845

Heth

From: from H2865 (חָתַת); terror;

Short Definition

Cheth, an aboriginal Canaanite

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Canaan (H3667); brother of: Sidon (H6721), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577); also called Hittite (KJV: "of Heth") frequently Also named: chit.ti (*חִתִּי *"Hittite" H2850) § Heth = "terror" a son of Canaan and the progenitor of the Hittites

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

12 times

Appears 12 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis

1 Chronicles

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:13
Genesis 23:3
Genesis 23:7
Genesis 23:16
Genesis 23:20

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