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מְחִתָּה

me.chit.tahterrorHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine11 occurrences4 books11 verses

Definition

from H2846; properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation
Traditional renderings: destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מְחִתָּה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

11 total
  1. Psalm 89:40מְחִתָּה׃ · to rubble
    You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.
  2. Proverbs 10:14מְחִתָּ֥ה · destruction
    The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
  3. Proverbs 10:15מְחִתַּ֖ת · is the ruin
    The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
  4. Proverbs 10:29וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה · but destruction
    The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
  5. Proverbs 13:3מְחִתָּה־ · invites his own ruin
    He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
  6. Proverbs 14:28מְחִתַּ֥ת · ruin
    A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
  7. Proverbs 18:7מְחִתָּה־ · is his ruin
    A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
  8. Proverbs 21:15וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה · but a terror
    Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
  9. Isaiah 54:14וּמִ֨מְּחִתָּ֔ה · Terror [will be far removed]
    In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
  10. Jeremiah 17:17לִמְחִתָּ֑ה · a terror
    Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster.
  11. Jeremiah 48:39וְלִמְחִתָּ֖ה · and horror
    “How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”