H4288 - מְחִתָּה (mᵉchittâh)

H4288 מְחִתָּה (mᵉchittâh) mekh-it-taw'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

from 2846; properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation

KJV Usage: destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror

מְחִתָּה (me.chit.tah) — terror. 1) destruction, ruin, terror, a breaking 1a) terror, dismay, object of terror 1b) ruin

מְחִתָּה (H4288)

noun f · חתת

Impact | ≠ מִבְצָר · מָעֹוז · קִרְיַת עֹז

ruin = state in which objects are being broken or destroyed; ≈ often used figuratively to denote difficult circumstances

Unsafe | ≈ מֹוקֵשׁ | ≠ הֲדָרָה

ruin > downfall, trouble = state in which humans are in serious trouble, ◄ caused by a loss of status, health, wealth or a combination thereof

Afraid | ≈ ירא | ≠ מַחְסֶה · שִׂמְחָה

terror, shock = causative action by which humans or deities cause (other) humans to lack inner strength and courage

Reinier de Blois

מְחִתָּה n.f. terror, destruction, ruin base