Hebrew edit

Root
ב־ע־ת (b-ʿ-t)

Noun edit

בְּעָתָה (be'atáf (plural indefinite בְּעָתוׄת, singular construct בַּעֲתַת־, plural construct בַּעֲתוׄת־) [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.