Lexical Definition

‎חָתָה‎ châthâh (khaw-thaw') to snatch up ^H:V
a primitive root

heap, take (away).

• to lay hold of
• especially to pick up fire

1) (Qal) to take hold of, seize, take away, pile up, snatch up (coals)

See Greek: αἴρω · σωρεύω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎חָתָה‎] verb snatch up, usually fire, coals (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 ‎חֲתָא‎, id. (rare); Assyrian —atû is destroy (i.e. snatch away ?) see SASm^{Asrb i. 90}) —

Qal Imperfect ‎יַחְתֶּה‎ Prov 6:27 suffix ‎יַחְתְּךָ‎ Ps 52:7* Infinitive construct ‎לַחְתּוֺת‎ Isa 30:14 Participle ‎חֹתֶה‎ Prov 25:22 — snatch up, with accusative ‎אֵשׁ מִיָּקוּד‎ Isa 30:14 to snatch up fire from a hearth (|| ‎לַחְשׂף מים מִגֶּבֶא‎); ‎אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקוֺ‎ Prov 6:27 shall a man snatch up fire in his bosom and his garments not be burned ? (in simile of adulterer); pregnantly seize (and put) upon ‎עלרֿאֹשׁוֺ‎ ‎׳‎‎גְּחָלִים אַתָּה ח‎ Prov 25:22 ‎יַחְתְּךָ וְיִסָּֽחֲךָ מֵאֹ֑הֶל‎ Ps 52:7* God . . . shall snatch thee away, and pluck thee up tent-less.

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