Strong H2846חָתָה

to snatch up

Transliteration
châthâh
Pronunciation
khaw-thaw'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire: - {heap} take (away).

Detailed definition

(Qal) to take hold of, seize, take away, pile up, snatch up (coals)

In the Bible

Strong H2846 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • take3
  • heap1

First verses

  1. Psalms 52:5
    God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
  2. Proverbs 6:27
    Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
  3. Proverbs 25:22
    For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
  4. Isaiah 30:14
    And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
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