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Lexicon :: Strong's H2865 - ḥāṯaṯ

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חָתַת
Transliteration
ḥāṯaṯ
Pronunciation
khaw-thath'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 784

Strong’s Definitions

חָתַת châthath, khaw-thath'; a primitive root; properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear:—abolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x

The KJV translates Strong's H2865 in the following manner: dismayed (27x), afraid (6x), break in pieces (6x), broken (3x), break down (2x), abolished (1x), affrighted (1x), amazed (1x), chapt (1x), confound (1x), discouraged (1x), go down (1x), beaten down (1x), scarest (1x), terrify (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x
The KJV translates Strong's H2865 in the following manner: dismayed (27x), afraid (6x), break in pieces (6x), broken (3x), break down (2x), abolished (1x), affrighted (1x), amazed (1x), chapt (1x), confound (1x), discouraged (1x), go down (1x), beaten down (1x), scarest (1x), terrify (1x).

  1. to be shattered, be dismayed, be broken, be abolished, be afraid

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be shattered, be broken

      2. to be dismayed

    2. (Niphal) to be broken, be dismayed

    3. (Piel) to be shattered, be dismayed, be scared

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause to be dismayed

      2. to dismay, terrify

      3. to shatter

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָתַת châthath, khaw-thath'; a primitive root; properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear:—abolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.
STRONGS H2865: Abbreviations
† [חָתַת] verb be shattered, dismayed (Assyrian ḫattu, terror, DlHWB 296; Talmud חִתִּית id.; Ethiopic ሐተተ፡ is scrutari, examinare, see DiLex, 105) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular חַת Jeremiah 50:2; 3rd person feminine singular חַ֫תָּה Jeremiah 14:4 + 2 times, וָחָ֑תָּה Jeremiah 48:1; 3rd person plural חַ֫תּוּ Isaiah 37:27 + 4 times, וְחַתּ֫וּ consecutive Isaiah 20:5 + 2 times, וָחָ֑תּוּ consecutive Jeremiah 50:36; Imperfect (Köi. 366) יֵחַת Isaiah 7:8; Isaiah 30:31, יֵחַ֑ת Job 39:22, יֵחָ֑ת Isaiah 31:4, אֵחַ֫תָּה Jeremiah 17:18, יֵחַ֫תּוּ 1 Samuel 2:10 + 3 times — On יֵּחַ֑תּוּ Job 21:13 see נָחַת; — תֵּחָ֑תּוּ Joshua 10:25 + 2 times, etc.; Imperative וָחֹ֫תּוּ Isaiah 8:9 (3 times in verse); —
1. be shattered, broken, figurative of nations under divine judgment Isaiah 7:8; Isaiah 30:31; so probably also Isaiah 8:9 (3 times in verse) (but strike out in Isaiah 8:9a), and perhaps (of י׳'s foes in general) 1 Samuel 2:10 (song; — others render dismayed in all except Isaiah 7:8); figurative of י׳'s righteousness Isaiah 51:6 (= be abolished, annihilated); literally of bows Jeremiah 51:56, according to Gie's reading חַתָּה, see Pi.
2. be dismayed, usually.
a. absolute: || יָרֵא Deuteronomy 1:21; Deuteronomy 31:8; Joshua 8:1; Joshua 10:25 (all D), 1 Samuel 17:11; Jeremiah 23:4; Jeremiah 30:10; Jeremiah 46:27; Ezekiel 2:6; Ezekiel 3:9; 1 Chronicles 22:13; 1 Chronicles 28:20; 2 Chronicles 20:15, 17; 32:7; || בּוֺשׁ Isaiah 20:5; Isaiah 37:27＝2 Kings 19:26; Jeremiah 8:9; Jeremiah 17:18 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 48:1, 20, 39; Jeremiah 50:2 (twice in verse) (others assign. Jeremiah 48:20, 39; Jeremiah 50:2 (twice in verse) to 1); figurative of the ground הָאֲדָמָה, dismayed for lack of rain Jeremiah 14:4 read probably with Duhm (after Greek Version of the LXX) Co Dr חַתּוּ וְעֹבְדֵ׳; (|| בּוֺשׁ of the husband-men); no || Jeremiah 50:36; Obadiah 9; Job 39:22.
b. be dismayed at, by reason of, followed by מִן Isaiah 31:4, 9; Isaiah 51:7 (|| יָרֵא) Jeremiah 1:17; Jeremiah 10:2 (twice in verse).
Niph. Perfect only 3rd person masculine singular וּמִפְּנֵי שְׁמִי נִחַת Malachi 2:5 and at my name he is put in awe (|| יָרֵא).
Pi. Perfect dismay, scare, 2nd person masculine singular suffix וְחִתַּתַּ֫נִי בַחֲלֹמוֺת (Köi. 372) consecutive Job 7:14 and thou scarest me with dreams (|| בִּעֵת); 3rd person feminine singular חִתְּתָה Jeremiah 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. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular הַחִתֹּתָ Isaiah 9:3; 1st person singular וְהַחְתַּתִּ֫י Jeremiah 49:37 (Köi. 372); Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יְחִתֵּנִי Job 31:34, suffix 3rd person feminine plural יְחִיתַ֑ן Habakkuk 2:17 (Köi. 374; but Greek Version of the LXX Targum Syriac Version Ew Ol Sta We יְחִתֶּ֑ךָ); 1st person singular suffix אֲחִתְּךָ Jeremiah 1:17 (followed by לפניהם) —
1., shutter with accusative Isaiah 9:3.
2. a. cause to be dismayed Jeremiah 49:37 followed by לִפְנֵי.
b. dismay, terrify, followed by suffix Job 31:34; Habakkuk 2:17.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

1:21; 31:8

Joshua

8:1; 10:25; 10:25

1 Samuel

2:10; 2:10; 17:11

2 Kings

19:26

1 Chronicles

22:13; 28:20

2 Chronicles

20:15; 20:17; 32:7

Job

7:14; 21:13; 31:34; 31:34; 39:22; 39:22

Isaiah

7:8; 7:8; 7:8; 8:9; 8:9; 8:9; 9:3; 9:3; 20:5; 20:5; 30:31; 30:31; 31:4; 31:4; 31:9; 37:27; 37:27; 51:6; 51:7

Jeremiah

1:17; 1:17; 8:9; 10:2; 14:4; 14:4; 17:18; 17:18; 23:4; 30:10; 46:27; 48:1; 48:1; 48:20; 48:20; 48:39; 48:39; 49:37; 49:37; 50:2; 50:2; 50:2; 50:36; 50:36; 51:56; 51:56

Ezekiel

2:6; 3:9

Obadiah

1:9

Habakkuk

2:17; 2:17

Malachi

2:5

H2865

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Strong's Number H2865 matches the Hebrew חָתַת (ḥāṯaṯ),
which occurs 51 times in 45 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:21 - Behold, Jehovah thy God hath set the land before thee: go up, take possession, as Jehovah the God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:8 - And Jehovah, he it is that goeth before thee: he will be with thee; he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:9 - Have I not commanded thee: Be strong and courageous? Be not afraid, neither be dismayed; for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:1 - And Jehovah said to Joshua, Fear not, neither be dismayed. Take with thee all the people of war, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:25 - And Joshua said to them, Fear not, neither be dismayed; be strong and courageous, for thus will Jehovah do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:11 - And Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26 - And their inhabitants were powerless, They were dismayed and put to shame; They were as the growing grass, and as the green herb, As the grass on the housetops, and grain blighted before it be grown up.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:13 - Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to perform the statutes and ordinances which Jehovah commanded Moses for Israel: be strong and courageous; fear not, neither be dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:20 - And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and courageous, and do it; fear not nor be dismayed: for Jehovah Elohim, my God, will be with thee; he will not leave thee, neither forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah is finished.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:15 - and he said, Be attentive, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat! Thus saith Jehovah unto you: Fear not, nor be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:17 - Ye shall not have to fight on this occasion: set yourselves, stand and see the salvation of Jehovah who is with you! Judah and Jerusalem, fear not nor be dismayed; to-morrow go out against them, and Jehovah will be with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:7 - Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:14 - Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:34 - Because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door, ...

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:15 - They were amazed, they answered no more; words failed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:22 - He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from before the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9 - Rage, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth: Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:4 - For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:5 - And they shall be terrified and ashamed of Ethiopia their confidence, and of Egypt their boast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:31 - For through the voice of Jehovah shall the Assyrian be broken down: he will smite him with the rod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - For thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Like as the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, is not afraid of their voice, nor giveth way before the multitude of them; so will Jehovah of hosts come down to war upon mount Zion, and on the hill thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:9 - and for fear, he shall pass over to his rock, and his princes shall be afraid of the banner, saith Jehovah, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:27 - And their inhabitants were powerless, they were dismayed and put to shame; they were as the grass of the field and the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and grain blighted before it be grown up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:6 - Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall grow 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:7 - Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of men, and be not afraid of their revilings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:17 - Thou, therefore, gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I shall command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I cause thee to be dismayed before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:9 - The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected Jehovah's word; and what wisdom is in them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:2 - Thus saith Jehovah: Learn not the way of the nations, and be not dismayed at the signs of the heavens; for the nations are dismayed at them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:4 - Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:18 - Let them be ashamed that persecute me, but let not me be ashamed; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and break them with a double breaking.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:4 - And I will raise up shepherds over them, who shall feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:10 - And thou, my servant Jacob, fear not, saith Jehovah; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for behold, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:27 - But thou, my servant Jacob, fear not, neither be dismayed, Israel: for behold, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:1 - Concerning Moab. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled; Kirjathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:20 - Moab is put to shame; for he is broken down: howl and cry; tell it in Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - They howl, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! And Moab shall be a derision and a terror to all that are round about him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:37 - And I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life; and I will bring evil upon them, my fierce anger, saith Jehovah; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:2 - Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and lift up a banner; publish, conceal not! Say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed: her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:36 - the sword is upon the liars, and they shall become fools; the sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:56

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:56 - For the spoiler is come against her, against Babylon, and her mighty men are taken; their bows are broken in pieces; for Jehovah, the God of recompences, will certainly requite.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:6 - And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, and be not dismayed at their faces; for they are a rebellious house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:9 - As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead. Fear them not, neither be dismayed at them, for they are a rebellious house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:9 - And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one may be cut off from the mount of Esau by slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:17 - For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of beasts which made them afraid; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city, and all that dwell therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:5 - My covenant with him was of life and peace, and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and trembled before my name.
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