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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 spoken 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 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 good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou 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 unto 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 unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage: for thus shall 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 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 housetops, and as grain 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 observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Jehovah charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; 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 of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.

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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 Jehovah unto you, Fear not ye, neither 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 need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them; for Jehovah is with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:7 - Be strong and of good courage, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him; for there is a greater 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 are amazed, they answer no more:
They have not a word to say.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:22

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9 - Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: 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 the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken 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 dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia 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 Jehovah shall the Assyrian be dismayed; with his rod will he smite him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - For thus saith Jehovah unto me, As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds be called forth against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so will Jehovah of hosts come down to fight upon mount Zion, and upon the hill thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:9 - And his rock shall pass away by reason of terror, and his princes shall be dismayed at the ensign, 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 - 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 housetops, and as a field of grain 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 wax 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 ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye dismayed at 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 command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I dismay thee before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:9 - The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of 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 heaven; for the nations are dismayed at them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:4 - Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:18 - Let them be put to shame that persecute me, but let not me be put to shame; 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 up shepherds over them, who shall feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be lacking, saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:10 - Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah; 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 quiet 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 fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, 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 quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:1 - Of Moab. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and broken down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:20 - Moab is put to shame; for it is broken down: wail and cry; tell ye it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - How is it broken down! how do they wail! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab become 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, even 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 set up a standard; publish, and 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 - A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; 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 - for the destroyer is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, their bows are broken in pieces; for Jehovah is a God of recompenses, he will 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 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 the beasts, which made them afraid; because of men’s blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to 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 that he might fear; and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.
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