Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #2846 - חָתָה chathah (to snatch up)


Original Word:חָתָה
Transliteration: chathah
Definition:to snatch up
Part of Speech:Verb
Phonetic Spelling:(khaw-thaw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

heap, take away

A primitive root; to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire -- heap, take (away).


Englishman's Concordance

1) (Qal) to take hold of, seize, take away, pile up, snatch up (coals)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 777

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[חָתָה] verbsnatch up, usually fire, coals (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7חֲתָא, id. (rare); Assyrian —atû is destroy (i.e. snatch away ?) see SASmAsrb i. 90) —

QalImperfectיַחְתֶּהProverbs 6:27; suffix יַחְתְּךָPsalm 52:7; Infinitive constructלַחְתּוֺתIsaiah 30:14; ParticipleחֹתֶהProverbs 25:22; — snatch up, with accusative אֵשׁ מִיָּקוּדIsaiah 30:14to snatch up fire from a hearth ("" לַחְשׂף מים מִגֶּבֶא); אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקוֺProverbs 6:27 shall a man snatch up fire in his bosom and his garments not be burned ? (in simile of adulterer); pregnantly seize (and put) uponעלרֿאֹשׁוֺ׳גְּחָלִים אַתָּה חProverbs 25:22; יַחְתְּךָ וְיִסָּֽחֲךָ מֵאֹ֑הֶלPsalm 52:7 God . . . shall snatch thee away, and pluck thee up tent-less.


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 2846. חָתָה (chathah) — 4 Occurrences

Psalm 52:5
HEB:יִתָּצְךָ֪ לָ֫נֶ֥צַח יַחְתְּךָ֣ וְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ מֵאֹ֑הֶל
NAS: forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away
KJV: thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out
INT: will break forever will snatch and tear from tent

Proverbs 6:27
HEB: הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה אִ֓ישׁ אֵ֬שׁ
NAS: Can a man take fire in his bosom
KJV: Can a man take fire in his bosom,
INT:take A man fire

Proverbs 25:22
HEB:גֶֽחָלִ֗ים אַ֭תָּה חֹתֶ֣ה עַל־ רֹאשׁ֑וֹ
NAS:For you will heap burning coals
KJV:For thou shalt heap coals of fire
INT: coals you will heap on his head

Isaiah 30:14
HEB:בִמְכִתָּתוֹ֙ חֶ֔רֶשׂ לַחְתּ֥וֹת אֵשׁ֙ מִיָּק֔וּד
NAS: among its pieces To take fire
KJV: of it a sherd to take fire
INT: pieces A sherd to take fire A hearth

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