Original Language Studio
Job 7:14
“Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָתַתchâthath · khaw-thath'
H2865 · Hebrew
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
- וְ — conjunction
- חִתַּתַּ֥ — verb Piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- נִי — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 51 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 1:21Deuteronomy 31:8Joshua 1:9Joshua 8:1Joshua 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.
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.