Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H2845

חֵת

chet · “Heth”

Used 14 times across 2 books

Definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.15;
son of: Canaan (H3667);
brother of: Sidon (H6721), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577); also called Hittite (KJV: "of Heth") frequently
Also named: chit.ti (חִתִּי "Hittite" H2850)
§ Heth = "terror"
a son of Canaan and the progenitor of the Hittites

Where it appears

Genesis

1 Chronicles

In the text

Genesis 10:15And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,Genesis 23:3And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,Genesis 23:5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,Genesis 23:7And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.Genesis 23:10And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,Genesis 23:16And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.Genesis 23:18Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.Genesis 23:20And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.Genesis 25:10The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.Genesis 27:46And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

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