Midvash

חָתַתchâthath

be shattered, dismayed

Pronunciation: khaw-thath' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2865

Meanings

Qal

1. be shattered, broken (Isaiah 7:8; Isaiah 30:31; Isaiah 8:9)

2. be dismayed

a. dismayed (Deuteronomy 1:21; Deuteronomy 31:8; Joshua 8:1)

b. be dismayed at, by reason of (Isaiah 31:4; Isaiah 31:9; Isaiah 51:7)

Niph`al: he is put in awe (Malachi 2:5)

Pi`el: dismay, scare (Job 7:14; Jeremiah 51:56)

Hiph`il

1. shatter (Isaiah 9:3)

2.

a. cause to be dismayed (Jeremiah 49:37)

b. dismay, terrify (Job 31:34; Habakkuk 2:17)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 52 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 1:21 Look! He has placed the land in front of you. Go and occupy it as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has promised you. Don’t be afraid! Don’t be discouraged!’
  • Deuteronomy 31:8 Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
  • Joshua 1:9 This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
  • Joshua 8:1 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take all your fighting men and attack Ai, for I have given you the king of Ai, his people, his town, and his land.
  • Joshua 10:25 “Don’t ever be afraid or discouraged,” Joshua told his men. “Be strong and courageous, for the Lord is going to do this to all of your enemies.”
  • 1 Samuel 17:11 When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they were terrified and deeply shaken.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).