חִתִּית S 2851 TWOT 784f GK 3154 n.f. terror , only Ezek.; abs. ח׳ Ez 32:2 3, but Co reads חִתִּיתָם (with Ö and v 2 4, 26 ); cstr. id. 32:2 7; sf. חתיתו 32:32 Kt ( > חִתִּיתִי Q r); חִתִּיתָם 32:24 + 2 times + 26:17 (read חִתִּיתָהּ , with Ö Ew C o, see VB , 32:30 (read חַתִּים , v. II . חת );— terror , caused by powerful cities, nations, kings, etc.: usually c. sf. as obj. genit. Ez 26:17 (of Tyre); elsewhere only Ez 32 : v 27 ( ח׳ גִּבֹּורִים , ã Co ח׳ גבור תם ), v 30
( חִתִּיתָם , but read חַתִּים , v. supr .); especially in phr. חַיִּים נָתַן ח׳ בארץ cause one’s terror (terror of oneself) in the land of the living v 2 3, 24 , 25 ( del. Ö C o), v 2 6, 32 .— חִתִּית Ez 16: 3, 45 v. חִתִּי sub חֵת supr. p. 366.

• מְחִתָּה S 4288 TWOT 784g GK 4745 n.f. terror, destruction, ruin , poet. (especially Pr)— abs. מ׳ Pr 10:14 + 8 times; cstr. מְחִתַּת Pr 10:1 5; 14:28 ;— 1.
a. terror , Is 54:14 ( || עֹשֶׁק ), Je 17:17 ; = obj. of terror, 48:39 ( || שְׂחֹק ). b.

dismay , Pr 21:15 ( opp. שִׂמְחָה ). 2. ruin , of strongholds ψ 89:41 ; בְּאֶפֶם לְאֹם מ׳ רָזֹון Pr 14:28 without people is ruin to a prince ( opp. הַדְרַת־מֶלֶךְ ); מ׳ דַּלִּים רֵישָׁם 10:15 the ruin of the poor (is) their poverty; as consequence of evil-doing מ׳ לְפֹעֲלֵי אָזֶן Pr 10:29 ( opp. מָעֹוז ); of fools פִּי כְסִיל מ׳־לֹו 18: 7, cf. 13:3 ( opp. שֹׁמֵר נַפְשֹׁו ); פִּי אֱוִיל מ׳ קְרֹבָה 10:14 the mouth of a fool is imminent ruin .

חֵת S 2845 TWOT 776 GK 3147 , חִתִּי S 2850 TWOT 776a GK 3153 v. supr. p. 366.