To to be dismayed
חָתַתStrong’s H2865chatat (cha-tat)
Appears in 46 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chatat is the Hebrew word usually translated “dismayed”, “it will be shattered” and “shattered”. It appears in 46 verses of the Old Testament.
“Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.”
Meaning
- To be shattered, be dismayed, be broken, be abolished, be afraid(Qal) · (Niphal) to be broken, be dismayed · (Piel) to be shattered, be dismayed, be scared · (Hiphil)
How it's translated
- you be dismayed 15
- it will be shattered 4
- and be shattered 3
- and they will be dismayed 3
- you must be dismayed 2
- they were dismayed 2
- they are dismayed 2
- it is dismayed 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 15
- Isaiah 10
- Job 4
- Joshua 3
- 2 Chronicles 3
- Deuteronomy 2
13 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 31:8And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
- Joshua 1:9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
- Joshua 8:1And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:
- Joshua 10:25And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
- 1 Samuel 17:11When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
- 2 Kings 19:26Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
All 46 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
חָתַת chatat · to to be dismayed
1) to be shattered, be dismayed, be broken, be abolished, be afraid 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be shattered, be broken 1a2) to be dismayed 1b) (Niphal) to be broken, be dismayed 1c) (Piel) to be shattered, be dismayed, be scared 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to be dismayed 1d2) to dismay, terrify 1d3) to shatter
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dismayed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DISMAYED, participle passive
Disheartened; deprived of courage.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.