What does חִתִּית mean in the Bible?
חִתִּית is a Hebrew word meaning "fear".
Hebrew · H2851
חִתִּית
Fear
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חִתִּית H2851
What does חִתִּית mean in the Bible?
חִתִּית is a Hebrew word meaning "fear".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2851?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include their terror (3), terror (2), despite the terror (1), My terror (1), the terror (1).
Where does חִתִּית appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezekiel 26:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (8).
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 their terror 3× Ezekiel 32:24, Ezekiel 32:25, Ezekiel 32:26
terror 2× Ezekiel 26:17, Ezekiel 32:23
despite the terror 1× Ezekiel 32:30
My terror 1× Ezekiel 32:32
the terror 1× Ezekiel 32:27
Show sample aligned rows
Ezekiel 26:17 חִתִּיתָ֖ם to terror Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Ezekiel 32:23 חִתִּ֖ית to terror Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 32:24 חִתִּיתָם֙ to their terror Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Ezekiel 32:25 חִתִּיתָ֜ם to their terror Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Ezekiel 32:26 חִתִּיתָ֖ם to their terror Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Ezekiel 32:27 חִתִּ֥ית to the terror Noun - feminine singular construct Ezekiel 32:30 בְּחִתִּיתָ֤ם to despite the terror Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Ezekiel 32:32 חִתִּיתוֹ to My terror Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezekiel 26:17
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 1
Ezekiel 8
Source forms
חִתִּיתָ֖ם 2x ḥit·tî·ṯām Ezekiel 26:17, Ezekiel 32:26
בְּחִתִּיתָ֤ם 1x bə·ḥit·tî·ṯām Ezekiel 32:30
חִתִּ֖ית 1x ḥit·tîṯ Ezekiel 32:23
חִתִּ֥ית 1x ḥit·tîṯ Ezekiel 32:27
חִתִּיתוֹ 1x ḥit·tī·ṯō Ezekiel 32:32
חִתִּיתָם֙ 1x ḥit·tî·ṯām Ezekiel 32:24
חִתִּיתָ֜ם 1x ḥit·tî·ṯām Ezekiel 32:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 4x Ezekiel 26:17, Ezekiel 32:24, Ezekiel 32:25, Ezekiel 32:26
Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 32:23
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 32:27
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Ezekiel 32:32
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 32:30
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
חִתִּית is built from this root:
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