Strong's Lexicon

H4288

H4288 — מְחִתּתָּה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmchittahnoun femOccurrences: 11TWOT: 784g

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4288
Word:מְחִתּתָּה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H2846
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:11
Transliteration:mchittah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mekh-it-taw'
Meaning:1. (properly) a dissolution 2. (concretely) a ruin 3. (abstractly) consternation
KJV Renderings:destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3273

מְחִתָּה noun feminine terror, destruction, ruin, in poetry (especially Proverbs) — absolute ׳ מ Prov 10:14 + 8 t.; construct מְחִתַּת Prov 10:15; Prov 14:28

1.
a. terror, Isa 54:14 (|| עשֶׁק), Jer 17:17 = object of terror, Jer 48:39 (|| שְׂחֹק).
b. dismay, Prov 21:15 (opposed to שִׂמְחָה).
2. ruin, of strongholds Ps 89:41 רָזוֺן ׳ בְּאֶפֶס לְאֹם מ Prov 14:28 without people is ruin to a prince (opposed to הַדְרַתמֶֿלֶךְ); דַּלִּים ׳ מ רֵישָׁם Prov 10:15 the ruin of the poor (is) their poverty; as consequence of evil-doing לְפֹעֲלֵי אָוֶן ׳ מ Prov 10:29 (opposed to מָעוֺז); of fools לֿוֺ ׳ פִּי כְסִיל מ Prov 18:7 , compare Prov 13:3 (opposed to שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֺ); קְרֹבָה ׳ פִּי אֱוִיל מ Prov 10:14 the mouth of a fool is imminent ruin.


חֵת, חִתִּי see above


Other Resources

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

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