Limitless Word
מְחִתָּהmᵉchittâh/mekh-it-taw'/
HebrewH428811 occurrences (KJV)

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

KJV renders it: destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.

Where it appears

  • Ps 89:40You have broken down all his hedges. You have brought his strongholds to ruin.
  • Prov 10:14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
  • Prov 10:15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
  • Prov 10:29The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
  • Prov 13:3He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
  • Prov 14:28In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.
  • Prov 18:7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
  • Prov 21:15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
  • Isa 54:14In righteousness you will be established. You will be far from oppression, for you will not be afraid; and far from terror, for it shall not come near you.
  • Jer 17:17Don’t be a terror to me: you are my refuge in the day of evil.
  • Jer 48:39“How it is broken down! How they wail! How Moab has turned the back with shame! So shall Moab become a derision and a terror to all who are around him.”

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.