Heth in the Bible

Meaning: trembling; fear

Thematic Bible



And Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

And Canaan begot Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the sons of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,

And Abraham hearkened to Ephron. And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver that he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current [money] with the merchant.

And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the sons of Heth.

the field and the cave that is in it, which was purchased from the sons of Heth.


References

Hastings

Easton

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Watsons