Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2844 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חַת |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2865 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | chath |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khath |
| Meaning: | 1. (concretely) crushed 2. (also) afraid 3. (abstractly) terror |
| KJV Renderings: | broken, dismayed, dread, fear. |
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I. [חַת] noun masculine Gen 9:2 terror, fear; — חָ֑ת Job 41:25, חִתְּכֶם Gen 9:2 — with suffix as object genitive, Gen 9:2 terror of you (|| מוֺרַאֲכֶם); in description of crocodile with negative, הֶעָשׂוּ לִבְלִיחָֿ֑ת Job 41:25 one made for fearlessness.
II. [חַת] adjective shattered, dismayed — masculine plural חַתִּים: —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Leviticus 13:42
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