chit.tit denotes fear imposed by powerful cities, peoples, or rulers upon those in the land of the living.

The term consistently denotes fear exerted by powerful groups or rulers: a sea-city places it upon its inhabitants, while slain nations are recalled for having spread or given it in the land of the living. Its construct forms also occur in phrases connecting this fear with mighty men and with might.

1. Fear imposed through power · dominant

   In Ezekiel 26:17, the construct-form noun occurs in the clause the APB renders as the sea-city and its inhabitants who “put their terror upon all her inhabitants.” In Ezekiel 32:23, Ezekiel 32:24, Ezekiel 32:25, Ezekiel 32:26, and Ezekiel 32:32, it appears in descriptions of the slain who had “spread” or “gave” terror in “the land of the living,” linking the fear to their former power.

   Ezekiel 26:17Ezekiel 32:23Ezekiel 32:24Ezekiel 32:25Ezekiel 32:26Ezekiel 32:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB repeatedly presents the relevant clauses with “terror,” including “spread terror,” “gave their terror,” and “terror of their might.” These phrases confirm the verses' overall portrayal without fixing a separate English rendering in every clause.