מְחִתָּהmᵉchittâh

terror, destruction, ruin

Pronunciation: mekh-it-taw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4288

Meanings

a. terror (Isaiah 54:14; Jeremiah 17:17; Jeremiah 48:39)

b. dismay (Proverbs 21:15)

2. ruin (Psalms 89:41; Proverbs 14:28; Proverbs 10:15)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 11 times in the Bible.

Psalms 89:40 You have broken down the walls protecting him and ruined every fort defending him.
Proverbs 10:14 Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.
Proverbs 10:15 The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
Proverbs 10:29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity, but it destroys the wicked.
Proverbs 13:3 Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.
Proverbs 14:28 A growing population is a king’s glory; a prince without subjects has nothing.

See every passage

Psalms 89:40
Proverbs 10:14, 10:15, 10:29, 13:3, 14:28, 18:7, 21:15
Isaiah 54:14
Jeremiah 17:17, 48:39

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).