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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2844. חָת (chath) -- Dread, terror, fear</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2844.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/job/41-33.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2844.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2844</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2843.htm" title="2843">◄</a> 2844. chath <a href="../hebrew/2844a.htm" title="2844a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chath: Dread, terror, fear</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חַת</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chath<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khath<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khath)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Dread, terror, fear<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>crushed, afraid, terror<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a root verb חָתַת (chathath), meaning "to be shattered" or "to be dismayed."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) for similar concepts of fear or dread is φόβος (phobos), which is Strong's Greek #5401. This term is used in the New Testament to describe fear, both in the sense of reverence for God and in the context of human fear.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "chath" is used to convey a sense of dread or terror. It often describes the emotional response of individuals or groups when faced with overwhelming fear or impending danger. This term is typically used in contexts where the fear is profound and paralyzing, often in response to divine judgment or the presence of God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, fear and dread were common responses to the unknown or to the presence of powerful forces, whether natural or supernatural. The Israelites, like many ancient peoples, lived in a world where the divine was seen as actively involved in the affairs of humanity. The fear of God was considered the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10), and a healthy respect for God's power and holiness was encouraged. "Chath" captures the intense emotional reaction to such divine encounters or judgments.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. [<font class="hebrew2">חַת</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Genesis 9:2</sup> <font size="+1"><b>terror, fear</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">חָ֑ת</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/41-25.htm">Job 41:25</a>, <font class="hebrew2">חִתְּכֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2</a>; — with suffix as object Genitive, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/9-2.htm">Genesis 9:2</a> <em>terror of you</em> ("" <font class="hebrew2">מוֺרַאֲכֶם</font>); in description of crocodile with negative, <font class="hebrew2">הֶעָשׂוּ לִבְלִיחָֿ֑ת</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/41-25.htm">Job 41:25</a> <em>one made for fearlessness</em>. <p> II. [<font class="hebrew2">חַת</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>shattered, dismayed</b></font> — masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">חַתִּים</font>: — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>shattered</em> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">קֶשֶׁת גִּבֹּרִים ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/2-4.htm">1 Samuel 2:4</a> (song; on plural <font class="hebrew2">חַתִּים</font> see Dr); so figurative <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/32-30.htm">Ezekiel 32:30</a> according to <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> Manuscripts Co (<font class="hebrew2">חַתִּים</font> for <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ0</font> <font class="hebrew2">חִתִּיתָם</font>) <em>broken in their might</em>, of Sidonians in She'ôl. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>dismayed</em> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46-5.htm">Jeremiah 46:5</a> of Egyptians defeated by Nebuchadrezzar. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>broken, dismayed, dread, fear <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2865.htm">chathath</a>; concretely, crushed; also afraid; abstractly, terror -- broken, dismayed, dread, fear. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2865.htm">chathath</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְחִתְּכֶם֙ וחתכם חַתִּ֑ים חַתִּים֮ חָֽת׃ חת׃ חתים יֵחַ֥ת יחת Chat chatTim ḥāṯ ḥat·tîm ḥattîm vechitteChem wə·ḥit·tə·ḵem wəḥittəḵem yê·ḥaṯ yeChat yêḥaṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 9:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤ם <b> וְחִתְּכֶם֙ </b> יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עַ֚ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The fear <span class="itali">of you and the terror</span> of you will be on every<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And the fear of you <span class="itali">and the dread of you</span> shall be upon every beast<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the fear <span class="itali">and the terror</span> become on<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 2:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קֶ֥שֶׁת גִּבֹּרִ֖ים <b> חַתִּ֑ים </b> וְנִכְשָׁלִ֖ים אָ֥זְרוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the mighty <span class="itali">are shattered,</span> But the feeble<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the mighty men <span class="itali">[are] broken,</span> and they that stumbled<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the bows of the mighty <span class="itali">are shattered</span> the feeble gird<p><b><a href="/text/job/41-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 41:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֶ֝עָשׂ֗וּ לִבְלִי־ <b> חָֽת׃ </b> אֵֽת־ כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him, One made without <span class="itali">fear.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> who is made without <span class="itali">fear.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/41-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> made without <span class="itali">fear</span> that<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/7-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 7:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְחָמֵשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה <b> יֵחַ֥ת </b> אֶפְרַ֖יִם מֵעָֽם׃</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/7-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and five years <span class="itali">broken</span> Ephraim A people<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/46-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 46:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רָאִ֗יתִי הֵ֣מָּה <b> חַתִּים֮ </b> נְסֹגִ֣ים אָחוֹר֒</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/46.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> have I seen <span class="itali">[it]? They are terrified,</span> They are drawing<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/46.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Wherefore have I seen <span class="itali">them dismayed</span> [and] turned<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> seen They <span class="itali">are terrified</span> are drawing back<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2844.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2844.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2844<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chat_2844.htm">ḥāṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/chattim_2844.htm">ḥat·tîm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vechittechem_2844.htm">wə·ḥit·tə·ḵem — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yechat_2844.htm">yê·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/2843.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2843"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2843" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/2844a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2844a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2844a" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>