# מְחִתָּה (mechitah)

Israeli respelling: me-chi-tah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H4288. 11 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/mechitah-h4288

## Occurrences

- [Psalms 89:40](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/89/40) — Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
- [Proverbs 10:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/10/14) — Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
- [Proverbs 10:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/10/15) — The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
- [Proverbs 10:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/10/29) — The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
- [Proverbs 13:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/13/3) — He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
- [Proverbs 14:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/14/28) — In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
- [Proverbs 18:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/18/7) — A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
- [Proverbs 21:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/21/15) — It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
- [Isaiah 54:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/54/14) — In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not c…
- [Jeremiah 17:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/17/17) — Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
- [Jeremiah 48:39](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/48/39) — 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 al…