מְחִתָּה

Strong’s Definition

properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation

Etymology & Derivation

from H2846 (חָתָה);

KJV Usage

destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.destruction, ruin, terror, a breaking
• 2.terror, dismay, object of terror
• 3.ruin

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mᵉchittâh; Pronunciation: mekh-it-taw'