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It often describes the emotional and physical state of being overwhelmed by fear or the impending doom that comes from divine judgment or enemy attack. The term is used to express the profound impact of fear and the resulting chaos or ruin.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, fear and terror were common experiences due to frequent warfare, natural disasters, and divine judgments. The Israelites, like their neighbors, understood these experiences as manifestations of divine displeasure or as consequences of moral and spiritual failings. The concept of "mechittah" would resonate deeply with a people who lived in a world where security was fragile and the threat of destruction was ever-present.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2865.htm">chathath</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>terror, destruction, ruin<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>object of terror (1), ruin (7), terror (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מְחִתָּה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>terror, destruction, ruin</b></font>, in poetry (especially Proverbs) — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-14.htm">Proverbs 10:14</a> 8t.; construct <font class="hebrew2">מְחִתַּת</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-15.htm">Proverbs 10:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-28.htm">Proverbs 14:28</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1. a.</b></font> <em>terror</em>, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54-14.htm">Isaiah 54:14</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">עשֶׁק</font>), <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/17-17.htm">Jeremiah 17:17</a>; = object of terror, <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-39.htm">Jeremiah 48:39</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">שְׂחֹק</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>b.</b></font> <em>dismay</em>, <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21-15.htm">Proverbs 21:15</a> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">שִׂמְחָה</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>ruin</em>, of strongholds <a href="/interlinear/psalms/89-41.htm">Psalm 89:41</a>; <font class="hebrew2">רָזוֺן</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בְּאֶפֶס לְאֹם מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-28.htm">Proverbs 14:28</a> <em>without people is ruin to a prince</em> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">הַדְרַתמֶֿלֶךְ</font>); <font class="hebrew2">דַּלִּים</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <font class="hebrew2">רֵישָׁם</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-15.htm">Proverbs 10:15</a> <em>the ruin of the poor</em> (is) <em>their poverty</em>; as consequence of evil-doing <font class="hebrew2">לְפֹעֲלֵי אָוֶן</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-29.htm">Proverbs 10:29</a> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">מָעוֺז</font>); of fools <font class="hebrew2">לֿוֺ</font><font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מִּי כְסִיל מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/18-7.htm">Proverbs 18:7</a>, compare <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-3.htm">Proverbs 13:3</a> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֺ</font>); <font class="hebrew2">קְרֹבָה</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מִּי אֱוִיל מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-14.htm">Proverbs 10:14</a> <em>the mouth of a fool is imminent ruin.</em> <p><font class="hebrew2">חֵת</font>, <font class="hebrew2">חִתִּי</font> see above <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>destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2846.htm">chathah</a>; properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation -- destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2846.htm">chathah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְלִמְחִתָּ֖ה וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה וּמִ֨מְּחִתָּ֔ה ולמחתה ומחתה וממחתה לִמְחִתָּ֑ה למחתה מְחִתַּ֖ת מְחִתַּ֥ת מְחִתָּ֥ה מְחִתָּה־ מְחִתָּה׃ מחתה מחתה־ מחתת lim·ḥit·tāh limchitTah limḥittāh mə·ḥit·tāh mə·ḥit·tāh- mə·ḥit·taṯ mechittah mechitTat məḥittāh məḥittāh- məḥittaṯ ū·mə·ḥit·tāh ū·mim·mə·ḥit·tāh umechitTah ūməḥittāh uMimechitTah ūmimməḥittāh velimchitTah wə·lim·ḥit·tāh wəlimḥittāh<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/psalms/89-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 89:40</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/89.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שַׂ֖מְתָּ מִבְצָרָ֣יו <b> מְחִתָּה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/89.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his strongholds <span class="itali">to ruin.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/89.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his strong holds <span class="itali">to ruin.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/89-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have brought his strongholds <span class="itali">to ruin</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/10-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 10:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּפִֽי־ אֱ֝וִיל <b> מְחִתָּ֥ה </b> קְרֹבָֽה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the foolish, <span class="itali">ruin</span> is at hand.<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the foolish [is] near <span class="itali">destruction.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the mouth of the foolish <span class="itali">ruin</span> hand<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/10-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 10:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קִרְיַ֣ת עֻזּ֑וֹ <b> מְחִתַּ֖ת </b> דַּלִּ֣ים רֵישָֽׁם׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is his fortress, <span class="itali">The ruin</span> of the poor<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> city: <span class="itali">the destruction</span> of the poor<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> city his strong <span class="itali">the ruin</span> of the poor is their poverty<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/10-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 10:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה <b> וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה </b> לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the upright, <span class="itali">But ruin</span> to the workers<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to the upright: <span class="itali">but destruction</span> [shall be] to the workers<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/10-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the way of the LORD <span class="itali">ruin</span> to the workers of iniquity<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/13-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 13:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פֹּשֵׂ֥ק שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו <b> מְחִתָּה־ </b> לֽוֹ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his lips <span class="itali">comes to ruin.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his lips <span class="itali">shall have destruction.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> opens his lips <span class="itali">to ruin</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/14-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 14:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּבְאֶ֥פֶס לְ֝אֹ֗ם <b> מְחִתַּ֥ת </b> רָזֽוֹן׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of people is a prince's <span class="itali">ruin.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of people <span class="itali">[is] the destruction</span> of the prince.<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the dearth of people <span class="itali">ruin</span> prince's<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/18-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 18:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פִּֽי־ כְ֭סִיל <b> מְחִתָּה־ </b> ל֑וֹ וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> mouth <span class="itali">is his ruin,</span> And his lips<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> mouth <span class="itali">[is] his destruction,</span> and his lips<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/18-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> mouth A fool's <span class="itali">is his ruin</span> and his lips are the snare<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/21-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 21:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֲשׂ֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט <b> וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה </b> לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for the righteous, <span class="itali">But is terror</span> to the workers<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> judgment: <span class="itali">but destruction</span> [shall be] to the workers<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the exercise of justice <span class="itali">is terror</span> to the workers of iniquity<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/54-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 54:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹ֣א תִירָ֔אִי <b> וּמִ֨מְּחִתָּ֔ה </b> כִּ֥י לֹֽא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/54.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for you will not fear; <span class="itali">And from terror,</span> for it will not come near<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/54.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for thou shalt not fear: <span class="itali">and from terror;</span> for it shall not come near<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you will not fear <span class="itali">terror</span> for it will not<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/17-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 17:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> לִ֖י <b> לִמְחִתָּ֑ה </b> מַֽחֲסִי־ אַ֖תָּה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Do not be a terror</span> to me; You are my refuge<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Be not a terror</span> unto me: thou [art] my hope<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/17-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">terror</span> are my refuge in<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/48-39.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 48:39</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מוֹאָ֛ב לִשְׂחֹ֥ק <b> וְלִמְחִתָּ֖ה </b> לְכָל־ סְבִיבָֽיו׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/48.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a laughingstock <span class="itali">and an object of terror</span> to all<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/48.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> be a derision <span class="itali">and a dismaying</span> to all them about<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-39.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Moab A laughingstock <span class="itali">and an object</span> to all around<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4288.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4288.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4288<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/limchittah_4288.htm">lim·ḥit·tāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mechittah_4288.htm">mə·ḥit·tāh — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mechittat_4288.htm">mə·ḥit·taṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umechittah_4288.htm">ū·mə·ḥit·tāh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umimechittah_4288.htm">ū·mim·mə·ḥit·tāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/velimchittah_4288.htm">wə·lim·ḥit·tāh — 1 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