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

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:8 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:9 - Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:1 - And the LORD said to Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, 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, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:11

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26 - 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 house-tops, and as corn blasted before it is grown up.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:13 - Then shalt thou prosper, if thou shalt take heed to fulfill the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor 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 of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:15 - And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD to you, Be not afraid nor 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 need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to-morrow go out against them: for the LORD 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 - Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, 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: they left off speaking.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:22

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9 - Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall 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 afraid and ashamed of Cush their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:31 - For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, who smote with a rod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - For thus hath the LORD spoken to me, 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 will the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:9 - And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, 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 - 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 house-tops, and as corn blasted before it is 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 upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall become old like a garment, and its inhabitants 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 to me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye 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 to them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee 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: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:2 - Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen 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 was no rain on the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:18 - Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:4 - And I will set shepherds over them who shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:10 - Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for lo, 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 quiet, and none shall make him afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:27 - But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not 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 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 - Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe to Nebo! for it is laid waste: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:20

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:37 - For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; 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 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:36 - A sword is upon the liars; and they shall be sottish: a 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 - Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompenses shall surely 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, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though 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 their looks, though 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 of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:17

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:5

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