יֵחָֽתּוּ

𐤉𐤇𐤕𐤅

yechatu

they go down

a primitive root; to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to press or lead down; be broken, (cause to) come down, enter, go down, press sore, settle, stick fast.

H5181

Job 21:13 · Word #7

Lexicon H5181

Lemmaנָחַת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤇𐤕
Transliterationnâchath
Strong'sH5181
In-contextthey go down

Morphology HVqi3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H2865-11

they will be shattered in fear

Rootחתת (ḥ-t-t)
Core Meaningsto be shattered, to be broken down, to be dismayed, to be terrified
Semantic Rangeto be physically shattered, to be broken down, to be terrified, to be dismayed, to lose courage, to be confounded
Conceptual Significanceחתת often expresses the collapse of courage before YHWH’s power or judgment, portraying fear as an inner breaking. It underscores the biblical theme that opposition to YHWH results not merely in defeat but in inward disintegration and loss of resolve.
Morphological NotesVerb from חתת in Qal and Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural (yiqtol); in several contexts it carries a jussive nuance ("may they be shattered"). The Niphal forms emphasize passive/reflexive sense (be broken/dismayed).
Rendering RationaleThe root חתת conveys the idea of being broken down or shattered, often inwardly through fear or dismay. The form is third person masculine plural imperfect (Qal/Niphal), so "they will be shattered" preserves both the plural masculine subject and the sense of being broken or dismayed, with "in fear" reflecting the common figurative force of the root.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חתת (to be shattered, to be broken down, to be dismayed, to be terrified)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2865-01 achitekha I cause you to be shattered
H2844-01 chat he is shattered
H2865-02 chatah she was shattered
H2844-02 chatim shattered ones
H2865-03 chatu they were shattered
H2845-01 chet Terror (Heth)
H2851-01 chititam their shattering-terror
H4288-01 mechitah shattering-ruin
H2865-04 nichat he was shattered in dread
H2865-05 techat you (masculine singular) be shattered
H2865-06 techatu may you be shattered
H2865-07 vachatu and they were shattered
H2865-08 vachotu and you shall be shattered
H2865-09 vechatu and they were shattered
H2865-10 yechat he will be shattered

Word Usage (10 occurrences of H5181)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
1 Samuel 2:10 יֵחַ֣תּוּ yechatu will be shattered
2 Samuel 22:35 וְ/נִחַ֥ת venichat and bends
Jeremiah 21:13 יֵחַ֣ת yechat will come down