Hebrew word study
מְחִתָּה H4288
- Transliteration
- mᵉchittâh
- Pronunciation
- mekh-it-taw'
- KJV glosses
- destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.
Lexical summary
properly, a dissolution
concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, a dissolution
concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information