Job 7:14

וְחִתַּתַּ֥נִי בַחֲלֹמ֑וֹת וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי
Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
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וְ חִתַּתַּ ֥נִי
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
חִתַּתַּ
Root word dismayed, afraid, broken, down, pieces, …
֥נִי
Suffix — pronoun my / me
Dictionary form: חָתַת · haw-TAHT

Verb — Piel, Sequential Perfect (Weqatal), second person masculine singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" carries the story forward — try "and he will ___" the built-in subject is "you"

In the KJV here: then thou scarest
be dismayed ×11 dismayed ×5 and ye shall be broken in pieces ×3 they were dismayed ×3 be thou dismayed ×2 affrighted ×1 and dismayed ×1 and they shall be afraid ×1
More options
terrify — Strong active sense; good for God or enemies as subject.
shatter — Captures the 'broken in pieces' physical/psychological destruction.
dismay — Modernizes the dominant KJV rendering; emotional dread and shock.
frighten — Plainer, everyday register; suits narrative prose contexts.
be shaken — Passive nuance; loss of courage or composure under threat.
be horrified — Strong emotional register; fits scenes of sudden catastrophe.

BDB3265 H2865

BDB3264 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3266

[חָתַת] verb be shattered, dismayed (Assyrian —attu, terror, DlHWB 296; Talmud חִתִּית id.; Ethiopic is scrutari, examinare, see DiLex, 105) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular חַת Jer 50:2 3 feminine singular חַ֫תָּה Jer 14:4 + 2 t., וָחָ֑תָּה Jer 48:1 3 plural חַ֫תּוּ Isa 37:27 + 4 t., וְחַתּ֫וּ consecutive Isa 20:5 + 2 t., וָחָ֑תּוּ consecutive Jer 50:36 Imperfect (Köi. 366) יֵחַת Isa 7:8; Isa 30:31, יֵחַ֑ת Job 39:22, יֵחָ֑ת Isa 31:4, אֵחַ֫תָּה Jer 17:18, יֵחַ֫תּוּ 1Sam 2:10 + 3 t. — On יֵּחַ֑תּוּ Job 21:13 see נָחַת; — תֵּחָ֑תּוּ Josh 10:25 + 2 t., etc.; Imperative וָחֹ֫תּוּ Isa 8:9 (3 t. in verse); —
1. be shattered, broken, figurative of nations under divine judgment Isa 7:8; Isa 30:31 so probably also Isa 8:9 (3 t. in verse) (but strike out in va), and perhaps (of ׳י's foes in general) 1Sam 2:10 (song; — others render dismayed in all except Isa 7:8); figurative of ׳י's righteousness Isa 51:6 (= be abolished, annihilated); literally of bows Jer 51:56, according to Gie's reading חַתָּה, see
Pi`el 2. be dismayed, usually
  a. absolute: || יָרֵא Deut 1:21; Deut 31:8; Josh 8:1; Josh 10:25 (all D), 1Sam 17:11; Jer 23:4; Jer 30:10; Jer 46:27; Ezek 2:6; Ezek 3:9; 1Chr 22:13; 1Chr 28:20; 2Chr 20:15; 2Chr 20:17; 2Chr 32:7 || בּוֺשׁ Isa 20:5; Isa 37:27 = 2Kgs 19:26; Jer 8:9; Jer 17:18 (twice in verse); Jer 48:1; Jer 48:20; Jer 48:39; Jer 50:2 (twice in verse) (others assign. Jer 48:20; Jer 48:39; Jer 50:2 (twice in verse) to 1); figurative of the ground הָאֲדָמָה, dismayed for lack of rain Jer 14:4 read probably with Duhm (after ᵐ5) Co Dr חַתּוּ ׳וְעֹבְדֵ; (|| בּוֺשׁ of the husband-men); no || Jer 50:36; Obad 1:9; Job 39:22.
  b. be dismayed at, by reason of, followed by מִן Isa 31:4; Isa 31:9; Isa 51:7 (|| יָרֵא) Jer 1:17; Jer 10:2 (twice in verse). Niph`al Perfect only 3 masculine singular וּמִפְּנֵי שְׁמִי נִחַת Mal 2:5 and at my name he is put in awe (|| יָרֵא). Pi`el Perfect dismay, scare, 2 masculine singular suffix וְחִתַּתַּ֫נִי בַחֲלֹמוֺת (Köi. 372) consecutive Job 7:14 and thou scarest me with dreams (|| בִּעֵת); 3 feminine singular חִתְּתָה Jer 51:56 (of bows) is intransitive [inchoate Ew§ 120, 2 d], Gf and others, be shattered, but text probably erroneous. Gie חַתָּה (see Qal 1). Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine singular הַחִתֹּתָ Isa 9:3 1 singular וְהַחְתַּתִּ֫י Jer 49:37 (Köi. 372); Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יְחִתֵּנִי Job 31:34, suffix 3 feminine plural יְחִיתַ֑ן Hab 2:17 (Köi. 374; but ᵐ5 ᵑ7 ᵑ6 Ew Ol Sta We יְחִתֶּ֑ךָ); 1 singular suffix אֲחִתְּךָ Jer 1:17 (followed by לפניהם) —
1. shutter with accusative Isa 9:3.
2. a. cause to be dismayed Jer 49:37 followed by לִפְנֵי.
  b. dismay, terrify, followed by suffix Job 31:34; Hab 2:17.

dismayed, afraid, broken, down, pieces, …
ḥātat
properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
  • to be shattered, be dismayed, be broken, be abolished, be afraid
    • (Qal)
      • to be shattered, be broken
        • "to be dismayed
      (Niphal) to be broken, be dismayed"(Piel) to be shattered, be dismayed, be scared"(Hiphil)
      • to cause to be dismayed
        • "to dismay, terrify"to shatter

בַ חֲלֹמ֑וֹת
בַ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
חֲלֹמ֑וֹת
Root word dream, dreams, dreamers
Dictionary form: חֲלוֹם · huh-LOME

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: me with dreams
a dream ×12 in a dream ×7 dreams ×5 of dreams ×4 as a dream ×3 his dream ×3 in my dream ×3 the dream ×3
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dream — Most universal rendering; fits nearly every context.
vision in sleep — Clarifies the nocturnal, subconscious nature of the experience.
night vision — Poetic; useful where dream overlaps with prophetic imagery.
sleeping vision — Distinguishes from waking visions in prophetic literature.
omen — Use when the dream carries a predictive or foreboding sense.

BDB2792 H2472

BDB2791 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2793

חֲלוֺם noun masculineGen 37:10 dream; — ׳ת absolute Gen 37:5 +, construct Gen 20:3, חֲלֹם absolute Gen 20:6, construct Gen 31:24 suffix חֲלוֺמִי Gen 40:9; Gen 40:16, חֲלֹמִי Gen 41:17; Gen 41:22, חֲלֹמוֺ Gen 40:5 + 5 t.; plural חֲלֹמוֺת Jer 23:32 + 10 t. etc., + 7 t. suffix — dream

1. ordinary dream of sleep Job 7:14; Job 20:8; Ps 73:20; Eccl 5:2; Eccl 5:6; Isa 29:7.
2. dreams with prophetic meaning, the lowest grade of prophecy (see BrMP 6):
  a. dream of Abimelek Gen 20:3; Gen 20:6, of Jacob Gen 31:10; Gen 31:11, Laban Gen 31:24, Joseph Gen 37:5; Gen 37:6; Gen 37:8; Gen 37:9 (twice in verse); Gen 37:10; Gen 37:19; Gen 37:20; Gen 42:9, Pharaoh and his servants Gen 40:5 (3 t. in verse); Gen 40:8; Gen 40:9 (twice in verse); Gen 40:16; Gen 41:7; Gen 41:8; Gen 41:11 (twice in verse); Gen 41:12 (twice in verse); Gen 41:15 (twice in verse); Gen 41:17; Gen 41:22; Gen 41:25; Gen 41:26; Gen 41:32 of a lower order of prophets than Moses Num 12:6, (all E, not elsewhere in Hexateuch), Job 33:15, of Midianite Judg 7:13 (twice in verse); Judg 7:15, desired by Saul 1Sam 28:6; 1Sam 28:15 of Solomon 1Kgs 3:5; 1Kgs 3:15 of old men in latter days Joel 3:1, of Nebuchadnezzar Dan 2:1; Dan 2:2; Dan 2:3 (twice in verse); Daniel הֵבִין בְּכָלחָֿזוֺן וַחֲלֹמוֺת Dan 1:17 had understanding in all visions and dreams.
  b. of false prophets Deut 13:2; Deut 13:4; Deut 13:6; Jer 23:27; Jer 23:28 (twice in verse); Jer 23:32; Jer 27:9; Jer 29:8; Zech 10:2.

BDB9527 H2493 H2472

BDB9526 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9528

חֵלֶם22 noun masculineDan 4:2 dream (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew חֲלוֺם, √ II. חלם); — absolute ׳ח Dan 4:2; Dan 7:1 emphatic חֶלְמָא Dan 2:4 +; suffix חֶלְמִי Dan 4:6, מָךְ- Dan 2:28 plural חֶלְמִין Dan 5:12 — dream, as vehicle of revelation Dan 2:4 + 10 t., Dan 4:3 + 6 t., Dan 5:12 to prophet Dan 7:1.

dream, dreams, dreamers
ḥălôm
a dream
  • dream
    • dream (ordinary)
      • "dream (with prophetic meaning)

וּֽ מֵ חֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת
וּֽ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
מֵ
Prefix — preposition from, out of
חֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת
Root word vision, visions
Dictionary form: חִזָּיוֹן · hidz-zaw-YONE

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: me through visions
of vision ×2 as a vision ×1 from the visions ×1 in a vision ×1 me through visions ×1 of his vision ×1 vision ×1 visions ×1
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vision — Broad default; works in most narrative and prophetic contexts.
divine vision — Emphasizes supernatural or revelatory origin.
dream-vision — Useful when nocturnal or sleep context is explicit.
revelation — Highlights the disclosed content; suits theological prose.
prophetic vision — Best in explicitly prophetic or oracular passages.
apparition — Foregrounds the visual, experiential aspect; more literary register.

BDB2665 H2384

BDB2664 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2666

חִזָּיוֺן noun masculine2Sam 7:17 vision (on formation compare LgBN 200) — absolute ׳ח 2Sam 7:17; Isa 22:1; Isa 22:5 construct חֶזְיוֺן Job 20:8; Job 33:15 suffix חֶזְיֹנוֺ Zech 13:4 plural absolute חֶזְיֹנוֺת Job 7:14; Joel 3:1, construct id. Job 4:13 —

1. vision, in the ecstatic state ׳ראה ח Joel 3:1 ׳גּי (א) ח valley of vision Isa 22:1; Isa 22:5.
2. vision, in the night חֶזְיוֺנ(וֺת)לַיְלָה Job 4:13; Job 20:8; Job 33:15 || חֲלֹמוֺת Job 7:14.
3. divine communication in a vision, oracle, prophecy: || דברים 2Sam 7:17 ( = חזון 1Chr 17:15); יֵבשׁוּ אִישׁ מֵחֶזְיֹנוֺ בְּהִנָּ˜כְאֹתוֺ Zech 13:4 they will be ashamed, every one of his vision when he prophesieth.

vision, visions
ḥizzāyôn
a revelation, expectation by dream
  • vision
    • vision (in the ecstatic state)
      • valley of vision (perhaps figurative for Jerusalem or Hinnom)
      vision (in the night)"vision, oracle, prophecy (in divine communication)

תְּבַעֲתַֽ נִּי
תְּבַעֲתַֽ
Root word afraid, terrify, troubled, troubleth, affrighted, …
נִּי
Suffix — pronoun my / me
Dictionary form: בָּעַת · baw-AT

Verb — Piel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), second person masculine singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "you"

In the KJV here: and terrifiest
made me afraid ×2 shall make him afraid ×2 affrighted ×1 and terrifiest ×1 he was afraid ×1 i was afraid ×1 make me afraid ×1 make thee afraid ×1
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terrify — Strong, vivid; best for intense fear or dread.
frighten — Broad everyday register; suits most narrative contexts.
fill with dread — Emphasizes deep, overwhelming terror.
alarm — Milder tone; good for sudden or startling fear.
intimidate — Highlights intentional, coercive fear from an agent.
dismay — Stresses loss of courage or confidence alongside fear.

BDB1248 H1204

BDB1247 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1249

[בָּעַת] verb fall upon, startle, terrify (Arabic come or happen suddenly, Late Hebrew בָּעִת Hiph`il startle; so Aramaic בְּעֵת Pa`el Aph`el) —

Niph`al (late prose) Perfect נִבְעַת 1Chr 21:30, נִבְעָ֑ת Esth 7:6 נִבְעַתִּי Dan 8:17 — be terrified, absolute Dan 8:17 with מפני 1Chr 21:30; Esth 7:6. Pi`el (mostly in poetry) Perfect 3 feminine singular suffix בִּעֲתָ֑תְנִי Isa 21:4, וּבִעֲתַ֫תּוּ 1Sam 16:14 3 plural suffix בִּעֲתֻהוּ Job 18:11 Imperfect 3 feminine singular תְּבַעֵת Job 13:11 suffix תְּבַעֲתַ֑נִּי Job 9:34; Job 13:21, תְּבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ Job 33:7 2 masculine singular suffix תְּבַעֲתַ֑נּי Job 7:14 3 masculine plural suffix יְבַעֲתוּנִי Ps 18:5 = יְבַעֲתֻנִי 2Sam 22:5, יְבַעֲתֻהוּ Job 3:5; Job 15:24 —
1. fall upon 1Sam 16:14; 1Sam 16:15 (only here in prose); overwhelm Job 3:5 (compare לקח vJob 3:6) Job 9:34; Job 13:11 (|| פחד נפל על) vJob 13:21 (compare ||) Job 15:24 (|| תקף) Job 18:11 (|| הפיץ) Job 33:7 (|| כבד על) Isa 21:4 assail Ps 18:5 = 2Sam 22:5.
2. terrify Job 7:14 (|| חתת).

afraid, terrify, troubled, troubleth, affrighted, …
bāʿat
to fear
  • to terrify, startle, fall upon, dismay, be overtaken by sudden terror
    • (Niphal) to be terrified
      • "(Piel)
      • to fall upon, overwhelm
        • "to terrify

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
וְחִתַּתַּ֥נִי בַחֲלֹמ֑וֹת Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי Silluq — end of the verse

וְחִתַּתַּנִי בַחֲלֹמוֹת וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנוֹת תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃
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Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
Cross References

Genesis 40:5

וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ חֲלוֹם שְׁנֵיהֶם אִישׁ חֲלֹמוֹ בְּלַיְלָה אֶחָד אִישׁ כְּפִתְרוֹן חֲלֹמוֹ הַמַּשְׁקֶה וְהָֽאֹפֶה אֲשֶׁר לְמֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר אֲסוּרִים בְּבֵית הַסֹּֽהַר׃
5
And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

Genesis 41:8

וַיְהִי בַבֹּקֶר וַתִּפָּעֶם רוּחוֹ וַיִּשְׁלַח וַיִּקְרָא אֶת-כָּל-חַרְטֻמֵּי מִצְרַיִם וְאֶת-כָּל-חֲכָמֶיהָ וַיְסַפֵּר פַּרְעֹה לָהֶם אֶת-חֲלֹמוֹ וְאֵין-פּוֹתֵר אוֹתָם לְפַרְעֹֽה׃
8
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

Daniel 2:1

וּבִשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְמַלְכוּת נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר חָלַם נְבֻֽכַדְנֶצַּר חֲלֹמוֹת וַתִּתְפָּעֶם רוּחוֹ וּשְׁנָתוֹ נִהְיְתָה עָלָֽיו׃
1
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.

Judges 7:13

וַיָּבֹא גִדְעוֹן וְהִנֵּה-אִישׁ מְסַפֵּר לְרֵעֵהוּ חֲלוֹם וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה חֲלוֹם חָלַמְתִּי וְהִנֵּה ‫(צלול)‬ צְלִיל לֶחֶם שְׂעֹרִים מִתְהַפֵּךְ בְּמַֽחֲנֵה מִדְיָן וַיָּבֹא עַד-הָאֹהֶל וַיַּכֵּהוּ וַיִּפֹּל וַיַּֽהַפְכֵהוּ לְמַעְלָה וְנָפַל הָאֹֽהֶל׃
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And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.

Matthew 27:19

Καθημένου δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ λέγουσα Μηδὲν σοὶ καὶ τῷ δικαίῳ ἐκείνῳ· πολλὰ γὰρ ἔπαθον σήμερον κατ' ὄναρ δι' αὐτόν
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When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
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