Lexical Definition

‎מְחִתָּה‎ mᵉchittâh (mekh-it-taw') terror ^H:N-F
from ‎חָתָה‎

destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.

• properly, a dissolution
• concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation

1) destruction, ruin, terror, a breaking
1a) terror, dismay, object of terror
1b) ruin

See Greek: δειλία · τρόμος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מְחִתָּה‎ noun feminine terror, destruction, ruin, in poetry (especially Proverbs) — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Prov 10:14 + 8 t.; construct ‎מְחִתַּת‎ Prov 10:15; Prov 14:28 —

1. a. terror, Isa 54:14 (|| ‎עשֶׁק‎), Jer 17:17 = object of terror, Jer 48:39 (|| ‎שְׂחֹק‎).
b. dismay, Prov 21:15 (opposed to ‎שִׂמְחָה‎).

2. ruin, of strongholds Ps 89:41* ‎רָזוֺן‎ ‎׳‎‎בְּאֶפֶס לְאֹם מ‎ Prov 14:28 without people is ruin to a prince (opposed to ‎הַדְרַתמֶֿלֶךְ‎); ‎דַּלִּים‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ ‎רֵישָׁם‎ Prov 10:15 the ruin of the poor (is) their poverty; as consequence of evil-doing ‎לְפֹעֲלֵי אָוֶן‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Prov 10:29 (opposed to ‎מָעוֺז‎); of fools ‎לֿוֺ‎‎׳‎‎פִּי כְסִיל מ‎ Prov 18:7, compare Prov 13:3 (opposed to ‎שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֺ‎); ‎קְרֹבָה‎ ‎׳‎‎פִּי אֱוִיל מ‎ Prov 10:14 the mouth of a fool is imminent ruin.

‎חֵת‎, ‎חִתִּי‎ see above

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