What does חִטָּה (ḥiṭāh) mean in the Bible?
חִטָּה (ḥiṭāh): A staple grain crop in ancient Levant; symbolizes prosperity, sustenance, and divine blessing in covenant contexts.
Hebrew · H2406
חִטָּה
Wheat , whether the grain or the plant
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חִטָּה H2406
Pronunciation ḥiṭāh
What does חִטָּה (ḥiṭāh) mean in the Bible?
חִטָּה (ḥiṭāh): A staple grain crop in ancient Levant; symbolizes prosperity, sustenance, and divine blessing in covenant contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2406?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include wheat (12), of wheat (6), the wheat (3), of the wheat (2), and the wheat (1).
Where does חִטָּה (ḥiṭāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (3), Exodus (3), Ezekiel (3), 1 Chronicles (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It wheat 12× Judges 6:11, 1 Samuel 6:13, 1 Chronicles 21:20, 2 Chronicles 2:10
of wheat 6× Deuteronomy 8:8, Deuteronomy 32:14, 1 Kings 5:11, 2 Chronicles 27:5
the wheat 3× 1 Samuel 12:17, 2 Chronicles 2:15, Joel 1:11
of the wheat 2× Exodus 34:22, Judges 15:1
and the wheat 1× 1 Chronicles 21:23
and wheat 1× Ruth 2:23
as well as wheat 1× 2 Samuel 17:28
but the wheat 1× Exodus 9:32
Now during the wheat 1× Genesis 30:14
out of fine wheat 1× Exodus 29:2
some wheat 1× 2 Samuel 4:6
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Genesis 30:14 חִטִּ֗ים to Now during the wheat Noun - feminine plural Exodus 9:32 וְהַחִטָּ֥ה to but the wheat Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 29:2 חִטִּ֖ים to out of fine wheat Noun - feminine plural Exodus 34:22 חִטִּ֑ים to of the wheat Noun - feminine plural Deuteronomy 8:8 חִטָּה֙ to of wheat Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 32:14 חִטָּ֑ה to of wheat Noun - feminine singular Judges 6:11 חִטִּים֙ to wheat Noun - feminine plural Judges 15:1 חִטִּ֗ים to of the wheat Noun - feminine plural Ruth 2:23 הַֽחִטִּ֑ים to and wheat Article | Noun - feminine plural 1 Samuel 6:13 חִטִּ֖ים to wheat Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 30:14
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 17
Genesis 1 Exodus 3 Deuteronomy 2 Judges 2 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 3 Job 1 Psalms 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 3 Joel 1
Source forms
חִטִּים֙ 4x ḥiṭ·ṭîm Judges 6:11, 1 Samuel 12:17, 1 Kings 5:11, Jeremiah 12:13
חִטִּ֔ים 3x ḥiṭ·ṭîm 2 Samuel 4:6, 2 Chronicles 27:5, Song Of Solomon 7:2
חִטָּ֑ה 2x ḥiṭ·ṭāh Deuteronomy 32:14, Psalms 81:16
חִטִּ֗ים 2x ḥiṭ·ṭîm Genesis 30:14, Judges 15:1
חִטִּ֖ים 2x ḥiṭ·ṭîm Exodus 29:2, 1 Samuel 6:13
בְּחִטֵּ֣י 1x bə·ḥiṭ·ṭê Ezekiel 27:17
הַֽחִטִּ֑ים 1x ha·ḥiṭ·ṭîm Ruth 2:23
הַחִטִּ֨ים 1x ha·ḥiṭ·ṭîm 2 Chronicles 2:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 17x Genesis 30:14, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 34:22, Judges 6:11
Noun - feminine singular 6x Deuteronomy 8:8, Deuteronomy 32:14, Job 31:40, Psalms 81:16
Article | Noun - feminine plural 3x Ruth 2:23, 2 Chronicles 2:15, Ezekiel 45:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 1x 2 Samuel 17:28
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x 1 Chronicles 21:23
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Exodus 9:32
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Ezekiel 27:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A staple grain crop in ancient Levant; symbolizes prosperity, sustenance, and divine blessing in covenant contexts.
Source Gloss
wheat , whether the grain or the plant
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A staple grain crop in ancient Levant; symbolizes prosperity, sustenance, and divine blessing in covenant contexts.
wheat, whether the grain or the plant BDB: wheat Usage: wheat(-en).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Grain provided by God to sustain and satisfy his people
Showing 1 selected witness from 30 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
חִטָּה is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain