What does חָתָה mean in the Bible?
חָתָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire".
Hebrew · H2846
חָתָה
To lay hold of; especially to pick up fire
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חָתָה H2846
What does חָתָה mean in the Bible?
חָתָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2846?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include embrace (1), He will snatch you up (1), large enough to scoop (1), will heap (1).
Where does חָתָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 52:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (2), Isaiah (1), Psalms (1).
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 embrace 1× Proverbs 6:27
He will snatch you up 1× Psalms 52:5
large enough to scoop 1× Isaiah 30:14
will heap 1× Proverbs 25:22
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 52:5 יַחְתְּךָ֣ to He will snatch you up Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Proverbs 6:27 הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה to embrace Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Proverbs 25:22 חֹתֶ֣ה to will heap Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 30:14 לַחְתּ֥וֹת to large enough to scoop Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 52:5
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Psalms 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1
Source forms
הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה 1x hă·yaḥ·teh Proverbs 6:27
חֹתֶ֣ה 1x ḥō·ṯeh Proverbs 25:22
יַחְתְּךָ֣ 1x yaḥ·tə·ḵā Psalms 52:5
לַחְתּ֥וֹת 1x laḥ·tō·wṯ Isaiah 30:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Isaiah 30:14
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 6:27
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 52:5
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 25:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire
Source Gloss
to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire BDB: snatch up Usage: heap, take (away).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Participle active Prov 25:22 1×
Word Origins
חָתָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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