בעתה

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Hebrew

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Root
ב־ע־ת (b-ʿ-t)

Noun

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בְּעָתָה (be'atáf (plural indefinite בְּעָתוֹת, singular construct בַּעֲתַת־, plural construct בַּעֲתוֹת־) [pattern: קְטָלָה]

  1. panic
    • Tanach, Jeremiah 8:15, with translation of the New International Version:
      קַוֵּה לְשָׁלוֹם, וְאֵין טוֹב; לְעֵת מַרְפֵּה, וְהִנֵּה בְעָתָה
      We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror.