Strong's Lexicon: H2865 חָתַת

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2865
Word:	חָתַת
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	52
Transliteration:	chathath
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	khaw-thath'
Meaning:	1. (properly) to prostrate 2. (hence) to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
KJV Renderings:	abolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.

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[חָתַת] verb be shattered, dismayed (Assyrian —attu , terror, Dl^{HWB 296}; Talmud חִתִּית id.; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 2053] is scrutari, examinare, see Di^{Lex,
105}) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular חַת Jer 50:2 3 feminine singular חַ֫תָּה Jer 14:4 + 2 t., וָחָ֑תָּה Jer 48:1 3 plural חַ֫תּוּ Isa 37:27 + 4 t., וְחַתּ֫וּ consecutive Isa 20:5 + 2 t., וָחָ֑תּוּ consecutive Jer 50:36 Imperfect (Kö^{i. 366}) יֵחַת Isa 7:8; Isa 30:31, יֵחַ֑ת Job 39:22, יֵחָ֑ת Isa 31:4, אֵחַ֫תָּה Jer 17:18, יֵחַ֫תּוּ 1Sam 2:10 + 3 t. — On יֵּחַ֑תּוּ Job 21:13 see נָחַת; — תֵּחָ֑תּוּ Josh 10:25 + 2 t., etc.; Imperative וָחֹ֫תּוּ Isa 8:9 (3 t. in verse); —

1. be shattered, broken, figurative of nations under divine judgment Isa 7:8; Isa 30:31 so probably also Isa 8:9 (3 t. in verse) (but strike out in v^a), and perhaps (of ׳ י's foes in general) 1Sam 2:10 (song; — others render dismayed in all except Isa 7:8); figurative of ׳ י's righteousness Isa 51:6 (= be abolished, annihilated); literally of bows Jer 51:56, according to Gie's reading חַתָּה, see Pi`el.

2. be dismayed, usually

a. absolute: || יָרֵא Deut 1:21 ; Deut 31:8; Josh 8:1; Josh 10:25 (all D ), 1Sam 17:11; Jer 23:4; Jer 30:10; Jer 46:27; Ezek 2:6; Ezek 3:9; 1Chr 22:13; 1Chr 28:20; 2Chr 20:15; 2Chr 20:17; 2Chr 32:7 || בּוֺשׁ Isa 20:5 ; Isa 37:27 = 2Kgs 19:26 ; Jer 8:9 ; Jer 17:18 (twice in verse); Jer 48:1; Jer 48:20; Jer 48:39; Jer 50:2 (twice in verse) (others assign. Jer 48:20; Jer 48:39; Jer 50:2 (twice in verse) to 1); figurative of the ground הָאֲדָמָה, dismayed for lack of rain Jer 14:4 read probably with Duhm (after ᵐ5) Co Dr חַתּוּ ׳ וְעֹבְדֵ; (|| בּוֺשׁ of the husband-men); no || Jer 50:36; Obad 1:9; Job 39:22.

b. be dismayed at, by reason of, followed by מִן Isa 31:4 ; Isa 31:9 ; Isa 51:7 (|| יָרֵא) Jer 1:17; Jer 10:2 (twice in verse).

Niph`al Perfect only 3 masculine singular וּמִפְּנֵי שְׁמִי נִחַת Mal 2:5 and at my name he is put in awe (|| יָרֵא).

Pi`el Perfect dismay, scare, 2 masculine singular suffix וְחִתַּתַּ֫נִי בַחֲלֹמוֺת (Kö^{i. 372}) consecutive Job 7:14 and thou scarest me with dreams (|| בִּעֵת); 3 feminine singular חִתְּתָה Jer 51:56 (of bows) is intransitive [inchoate Ew^{§ 120, 2
d}], Gf and others, be shattered, but text probably erroneous. Gie חַתָּה (see Qal 1).

Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine singular הַחִתֹּתָ Isa 9:3 1 singular וְהַחְתַּתִּ֫י Jer 49:37 (Kö^{i.
372}); Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יְחִתֵּנִי Job 31:34, suffix 3 feminine plural יְחִיתַ֑ן Hab 2:17 (Kö^{i. 374}; but ᵐ5 ᵑ7 ᵑ6 Ew Ol Sta We יְחִתֶּ֑ךָ); 1 singular suffix אֲחִתְּךָ Jer 1:17 (followed by לפניהם) —

1. shatter with accusative Isa 9:3.

2.

a. cause to be dismayed Jer 49:37 followed by לִפְנֵי.

b. dismay, terrify, followed by suffix Job 31:34 ; Hab 2:17.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חתת (ghah-thath’)

2 Kings 19:26

KJV: Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.of small…: Heb. short of hand

EHCC: they were dismayed and confounded; |

Job 32:15

KJV: They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.left…: Heb. removed speeches from themselves

EHCC: They were amazed, they ansxere

Job 31:9

KJV: If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;

EHCC: and...shall be afraid of the ensign, 1

Job 87:97

EHCC: they were dismayed נתם

Jeremiah 8:9

KJV: The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?The wise…: or, Have they been ashamed, etcwhat…: Heb. the wisdom of what thing

EHCC: they are dismayed and taken: |

Jeremiah 14:4

KJV: Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

EHCC: Because the ground ischept

Jeremiah 48:1

KJV: Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.Misgab: or, the high place

EHCC: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.

Jeremiah 50:2

KJV: Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.set up: Heb. lift up

EHCC: Meredsch tr bakes pico

Malachi 2:5

KJV: My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

EHCC: was afraid before my nama

Deuteronomy 1:21

KJV: Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.

EHCC: fear not, neither be discouraged. |

Deuteronomy 31:8

KJV: And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

EHCC: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Deuteronomy 17:11

KJV: According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.

EHCC: they (lit. and they) were dismayed,

1 Chronicles 22:18

KJV: Is not the Lord your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.

EHCC: & 28: 20. nor be Gemayed.

2 Chronicles 20:15

KJV: And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

EHCC: Be not afraid nor dismayed .

2 Chronicles 32:2

KJV: And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,he was…: Heb. his face was to war

EHCC: -be not aftaid nor dismayed -

Job 21:13

KJV: They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.in wealth: or, in mirth

EHCC: They spend their days in wealth, snd מו |

Job 89:22

EHCC: at fear, and is not affrighted;

Isaiah 7:8

KJV: For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.that…: Heb. from a people

EHCC: five years shall Ephraim be broker,

Isaiah 80:31

EHCC: shall the Aasyrian be beaten dows,

Isaiah 31:4

KJV: For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.noise: or, multitude

EHCC: he will not be afraid of their voice,

Isaiah 51:6

KJV: Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

EHCC: my righteousness shall not be abolished.

Isaiah 30:10

KJV: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

EHCC: neither be dismayed,

Isaiah 46:37

EHCC: be not dismayed, O Israel:

Job 7:14

KJV: Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:

EHCC: Then thow scarest me with dreams,

Jeremiah 1:17

KJV: Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.confound: or, break to pieces

EHCC: lest J confound thee before them.

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