בעתה

Hebrew

Root
ב־ע־ת (b-ʿ-t)

Noun

בְּעָתָה • (be'atá) f (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.