What does חִתָּה mean in the Bible?
חִתָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "fear".
Hebrew · H2847
חִתָּה
Fear
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חִתָּה H2847
What does חִתָּה mean in the Bible?
חִתָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "fear".
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How does the BSB render H2847?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include a terror (1).
Where does חִתָּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 35:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (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 a terror 1× Genesis 35:5
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First aligned row Genesis 35:5
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Genesis 1
Source forms
חִתַּ֣ת 1x ḥit·taṯ Genesis 35:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Genesis 35:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. fear
Source Gloss
fear
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
fear BDB: terror Usage: terror.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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