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Strong's H2865 חָתַת (chathath)

Chathath means “abolish” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2865 — komizo (“bring”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2865
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 46
Books 13

Strong's H2865 Quick Answer

Strong's H2865 חָתַת (chathath) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chathath (khaw-thath') v. 1. (properly) to prostrate 2. (hence) to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear It has 46 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include fear, down, abolished, and violence. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
chathath (khaw-thath') v. 1. (properly) to prostrate 2. (hence) to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
Usage
46 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
fear, down, abolished, and violence

Meaning and Definition

chathath (khaw-thath') v. 1. (properly) to prostrate 2. (hence) to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear [a primitive root] KJV: abolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.

Original Word
חָתַת
Transliteration
chathath
Derivation
Root: חתת
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2865. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to to be dismayed

Usage: 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

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How Strong's H2865 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chathath, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

fear Deuteronomy 1:21 15× down Isaiah 30:31 abolished Isaiah 51:6 violence Habakkuk 2:17

How Strong's H2865 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 46 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2865 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2865 in the Old Testament

46 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 1:21 KJV

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.

Deuteronomy 31:8 KJV

And 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 1:9 KJV

Have 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.

Usage Excerpts

First 46 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2865.

Deuteronomy 1:21 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 31:8 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
Have 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 8:1 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 10:25 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
1 Samuel 17:11 Old Testament, KJV
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
2 Kings 19:26 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore 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.
1 Chronicles 22:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
1 Chronicles 28:20 Old Testament, KJV
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 20:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
2 Chronicles 20:17 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
2 Chronicles 32:7 Old Testament, KJV
Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:
Job 7:14 Old Testament, KJV
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
Job 31:34 Old Testament, KJV
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
Job 32:15 Old Testament, KJV
They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
Job 39:22 Old Testament, KJV
He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
Isaiah 8:9 Old Testament, KJV
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
Isaiah 9:4 Old Testament, KJV
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
Isaiah 20:5 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Isaiah 30:31 Old Testament, KJV
For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
Isaiah 31:4 Old Testament, KJV
For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
Isaiah 31:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 37:27 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore 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 housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
Isaiah 51:6 Old Testament, KJV
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Isaiah 51:7 Old Testament, KJV
Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
Jeremiah 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
Jeremiah 8:9 Old Testament, KJV
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
Jeremiah 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
Jeremiah 14:4 Old Testament, KJV
Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Jeremiah 17:18 Old Testament, KJV
Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
Jeremiah 23:4 Old Testament, KJV
And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 30:10 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
Jeremiah 46:27 Old Testament, KJV
But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
Jeremiah 48:1 Old Testament, KJV
Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
Jeremiah 48:20 Old Testament, KJV
Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
Jeremiah 48:39 Old Testament, KJV
They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
Jeremiah 49:37 Old Testament, KJV
For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
Jeremiah 50:2 Old Testament, KJV
Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
Jeremiah 50:36 Old Testament, KJV
A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
Jeremiah 51:56 Old Testament, KJV
Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.
Ezekiel 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Obadiah 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
Habakkuk 2:17 Old Testament, KJV
For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
Malachi 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2865, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 9 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 15 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2865 FAQ

What does chathath (חָתַת) mean?

Chathath (Strong's H2865) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "abolish". chathath (khaw-thath') v. 1. (properly) to prostrate 2. (hence) to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear

How many times is chathath (חָתַת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 46 linked usages for Strong's H2865 across 13 books.

Where can I study chathath (חָתַת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2865 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chathath (חָתַת)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fear, down, abolished, and violence. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.