מְחִתָּה mechittah
Hebrew word for “terror” · Strong’s H4288 · used 11 times in 11 verses
Meaning
1) destruction, ruin, terror, a breaking; 1a) terror, dismay, object of terror; 1b) ruin
How it is translated
Glosses given for mechittah in context, with how often each is used:
- ruin 5
- destruction 2
- terror 2
- object of terror 2
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Proverbs 10 (3), Psalms 89 (1), Proverbs 13 (1), Proverbs 14 (1), Proverbs 18 (1), Proverbs 21 (1), Isaiah 54 (1), Jeremiah 17 (1), Jeremiah 48 (1)
Forms
- מחתה 4
- מחתת 2
- ומחתה 2
- וממחתה 1
- למחתה 1
- ולמחתה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with mechittah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- פָּעַל paal “to work” 2
- פֶּה peh “lip” 3
- אָוֶן aven “evil” 2
- שָׂפָה saphah “lips” 2
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 2
Key verses
The verses using mechittah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Psalms 89:40 — Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
- Proverbs 10:14 — Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
- Proverbs 10:15 — The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
- Proverbs 10:29 — The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
- Proverbs 13:3 — He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
- Proverbs 14:28 — In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
- Proverbs 18:7 — A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
- Proverbs 21:15 — It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
- Isaiah 54:14 — In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
- Jeremiah 17:17 — Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
- Jeremiah 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.
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.