מְחִתָּה

me.chit.tahNoun (Feminine)H4288

terror

From: from H2846 (חָתָה);

Short Definition

properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. destruction, ruin, terror, a breaking 1a) terror, dismay, object of terror 1b) ruin

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

10 times

Appears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Proverbs
7
Jeremiah
2
Isaiah
1

Key Passages

  • Isaiah 54:14
  • Jeremiah 48:39
  • Proverbs 10:15
  • Proverbs 13:3
  • Proverbs 18:7

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