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hebrew #4288 - מְחִתָּה mechittah (terror)


Original Word:מְחִתָּה
Transliteration: mechittah
Definition:terror, destruction, ruin
Part of Speech:Noun Feminine
Phonetic Spelling:(mekh-it-taw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror

From chathah; properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation -- destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.

see HEBREW chathah


Englishman's Concordance

1) destruction, ruin, terror, a breaking
1a) terror, dismay, object of terror
1b) ruin
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H2846
Same Word by TWOT Number: 784g

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מְחִתָּהnoun feminineterror, destruction, ruin, in poetry (especially Proverbs) — absolute ׳מProverbs 10:14 8t.; construct מְחִתַּתProverbs 10:15; Proverbs 14:28; —

1. a.terror, Isaiah 54:14 ("" עשֶׁק), Jeremiah 17:17;=object of terror, Jeremiah 48:39 ("" שְׂחֹק).

b.dismay, Proverbs 21:15 (opposed to שִׂמְחָה).

2ruin, of strongholds Psalm 89:41; רָזוֺן׳בְּאֶפֶס לְאֹם מProverbs 14:28without people is ruin to a prince (opposed to הַדְרַתמֶֿלֶךְ); דַּלִּים׳מרֵישָׁםProverbs 10:15the ruin of the poor (is) their poverty; as consequence of evil-doing לְפֹעֲלֵי אָוֶן׳מProverbs 10:29 (opposed to מָעוֺז); of fools לֿוֺ׳מִּי כְסִיל מProverbs 18:7, compare Proverbs 13:3 (opposed to שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֺ); קְרֹבָה׳מִּי אֱוִיל מProverbs 10:14the mouth of a fool is imminent ruin.

חֵת, חִתִּי see above


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 4288. מְחִתָּה (mechittah) — 11 Occurrences

Psalm 89:40
HEB:שַׂ֖מְתָּ מִבְצָרָ֣יו מְחִתָּה׃
NAS: his strongholds to ruin.
KJV: his strong holds to ruin.
INT: have brought his strongholds to ruin

Proverbs 10:14
HEB:וּפִֽי־ אֱ֝וִיל מְחִתָּ֥ה קְרֹבָֽה׃
NAS: of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
KJV: of the foolish [is] near destruction.
INT: the mouth of the foolish ruin hand

Proverbs 10:15
HEB:קִרְיַ֣ת עֻזּ֑וֹ מְחִתַּ֖ת דַּלִּ֣ים רֵישָֽׁם׃
NAS: is his fortress, The ruin of the poor
KJV: city: the destruction of the poor
INT: city his strong the ruin of the poor is their poverty

Proverbs 10:29
HEB:דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
NAS: to the upright, But ruin to the workers
KJV: to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers
INT: the way of the LORD ruin to the workers of iniquity

Proverbs 13:3
HEB:פֹּשֵׂ֥ק שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו מְחִתָּה־ לֽוֹ׃
NAS: his lips comes to ruin.
KJV: his lips shall have destruction.
INT: opens his lips to ruin

Proverbs 14:28
HEB:וּבְאֶ֥פֶס לְ֝אֹ֗ם מְחִתַּ֥ת רָזֽוֹן׃
NAS: of people is a prince's ruin.
KJV: of people [is] the destruction of the prince.
INT: the dearth of people ruin prince's

Proverbs 18:7
HEB:פִּֽי־ כְ֭סִיל מְחִתָּה־ ל֑וֹ וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו
NAS: mouth is his ruin, And his lips
KJV: mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips
INT: mouth A fool's is his ruin and his lips are the snare

Proverbs 21:15
HEB:עֲשׂ֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
NAS: for the righteous, But is terror to the workers
KJV: judgment: but destruction [shall be] to the workers
INT: the exercise of justice is terror to the workers of iniquity

Isaiah 54:14
HEB:לֹ֣א תִירָ֔אִי וּמִ֨מְּחִתָּ֔ה כִּ֥י לֹֽא־
NAS: for you will not fear; And from terror, for it will not come near
KJV: for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near
INT: you will not fear terror for it will not

Jeremiah 17:17
HEB: לִ֖י לִמְחִתָּ֑ה מַֽחֲסִי־ אַ֖תָּה
NAS:Do not be a terror to me; You are my refuge
KJV:Be not a terror unto me: thou [art] my hope
INT:terror are my refuge in

Jeremiah 48:39
HEB:מוֹאָ֛ב לִשְׂחֹ֥ק וְלִמְחִתָּ֖ה לְכָל־ סְבִיבָֽיו׃
NAS: a laughingstock and an object of terror to all
KJV: be a derision and a dismaying to all them about
INT: Moab A laughingstock and an object to all around

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