Lexical Definition
חַת chath (khath) terror H:N-M
from חָתַת
broken, dismayed, dread, fear.
- concretely, crushed
- also afraid
- abstractly, terror
1) fear, terror
2) shattered, dismayed
2a) shattered
2b) dismayed
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [חַת] noun masculineGen 9:2 terror, fear; — חָ֑ת Job 41:25*, חִתְּכֶם Gen 9:2 — with suffix as object genitive, Gen 9:2 terror of you (|| מוֺרַאֲכֶם); in description of crocodile with negative, הֶעָשׂוּ לִבְלִיחָֿ֑ת Job 41:25* one made for fearlessness.
II. [חַת] adjective shattered, dismayed — masculine plural חַתִּים: —
1. shattered ׳קֶשֶׁת גִּבֹּרִים ח 1Sam 2:4 (song; on plural חַתִּים see Dr); so figurative Ezek 32:30 according to ᵐ5 Manuscripts Co (חַתִּים for ᵑ0 חִתִּיתָם) broken in their might, of Sidonians in She'ôl.
2. dismayed Jer 46:5 of Egyptians defeated by Nebuchadrezzar.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 9:2 |
| 1 Samuel | 2:4 |
| Job | 41:25* |
| Jeremiah | 46:5 |
| Ezekiel | 32:30 |