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Job 32:15

“They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חָתַתchâthath · khaw-thath'
H2865 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: abolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.
Grammar: חַ֭תּוּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
Code HVqp3cp
Usage: Occurs 51 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 1:21 Deuteronomy 31:8 Joshua 1:9 Joshua 8:1 Joshua 10:25

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָתַת here.

Verse 14 Verse 16

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.