BDB1249
בְּעָתָה noun feminine terror, dismay Jer 8:15 = Jer 14:19.
Strong's Lexicon
H1205
H1205 — בְּעָתָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1205 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בְּעָתָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H1204 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | b`athah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | beh-aw-thaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. fear |
| KJV Renderings: | trouble. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
בְעַתָה (Leah-thah’)
Jeremiah 8:15
- KJV: We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
- EHCC: for a time of health, and behold trouble!
Jeremiah 14:19
- KJV: Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
- EHCC: the time of healing, and behold érgxble!