מְחִתָּה (mᵉchittâh) — Destruction
Hebrew word study: מְחִתָּה (mᵉchittâh), Strong's H4288. properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation
KJV translation words: destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.
Strong's H4288 is tagged on 11 words in 11 verses across 4 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Psalms 89:40 and last appears in Jeremiah 48:39.
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Verses (all 11)
- Psalms 89:40 — מְחִתָּה — a ruin
- Proverbs 10:14 — מְחִתָּה — is destruction
- Proverbs 10:15 — מְחִתַּת — is the ruin of
- Proverbs 10:29 — וּמְחִתָּה — and destruction
- Proverbs 13:3 — מְחִתָּה — ruin
- Proverbs 14:28 — מְחִתַּת — the ruin of
- Proverbs 18:7 — מְחִתָּה — is ruin
- Proverbs 21:15 — וּמְחִתָּה — and terror
- Isaiah 54:14 — וּמִמְּחִתָּה — and from terror
- Jeremiah 17:17 — לִמְחִתָּה — into an object of terror
- Jeremiah 48:39 — וְלִמְחִתָּה — and into an object of terror
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2846 חָתָה (châthâh).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4289 מַחְתָּה (machtâh).
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What does mᵉchittâh (H4288) mean?
Properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation.
How is H4288 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H4288 as: destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror..
How often does מְחִתָּה (mᵉchittâh) appear?
Strong's H4288 is tagged on 11 words in 11 verses across 4 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Psalms 89:40 and last appears in Jeremiah 48:39.
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