What does חִתִּית mean in the Bible?
חִתִּית is a Hebrew word meaning "fear".
Hebrew · H2851
חִתִּית
Fear
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חִתִּיתH2851
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 Ittheir terror3×Ezekiel 32:24, Ezekiel 32:25, Ezekiel 32:26
terror2×Ezekiel 26:17, Ezekiel 32:23
despite the terror1×Ezekiel 32:30
My terror1×Ezekiel 32:32
the terror1×Ezekiel 32:27
Show sample aligned rows
Ezekiel 26:17חִתִּיתָ֖םtoterrorNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralEzekiel 32:23חִתִּ֖יתtoterrorNoun - feminine singularEzekiel 32:24חִתִּיתָם֙totheir terrorNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralEzekiel 32:25חִתִּיתָ֜םtotheir terrorNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralEzekiel 32:26חִתִּיתָ֖םtotheir terrorNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralEzekiel 32:27חִתִּ֥יתtothe terrorNoun - feminine singular constructEzekiel 32:30בְּחִתִּיתָ֤םtodespite the terrorPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralEzekiel 32:32חִתִּיתוֹtoMy terrorNoun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowEzekiel 26:17
Aligned rows8
Books represented1
Ezekiel8
Source forms
חִתִּיתָ֖ם2xḥit·tî·ṯāmEzekiel 26:17, Ezekiel 32:26
בְּחִתִּיתָ֤ם1xbə·ḥit·tî·ṯāmEzekiel 32:30
חִתִּ֖ית1xḥit·tîṯEzekiel 32:23
חִתִּ֥ית1xḥit·tîṯEzekiel 32:27
חִתִּיתוֹ1xḥit·tī·ṯōEzekiel 32:32
חִתִּיתָם֙1xḥit·tî·ṯāmEzekiel 32:24
חִתִּיתָ֜ם1xḥit·tî·ṯāmEzekiel 32:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural4xEzekiel 26:17, Ezekiel 32:24, Ezekiel 32:25, Ezekiel 32:26
Noun - feminine singular1xEzekiel 32:23
Noun - feminine singular construct1xEzekiel 32:27
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular1xEzekiel 32:32
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xEzekiel 32:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. fear
Source Gloss
fear
Extended definitionSource: 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: