Definition
a primitive root; to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire
Traditional renderings: heap, take (away).
Traditional renderings: heap, take (away).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָתָה:
- σωρεύωsōreuō“to pile up”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Psalm 52:5יַחְתְּךָ֣ · He will snatch you upSurely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
- Proverbs 6:27הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה · embraceCan a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
- Proverbs 25:22חֹתֶ֣ה · will heapFor in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
- Isaiah 30:14לַחְתּ֥וֹת · large enough to scoopIt will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.”