מַחְתֶּרֶת
maḥteret
breaking in
Strong's H4290NounHebrewTWOT 783a

מַחְתֶּרֶת (maḥteret) is a Hebrew noun meaning breaking in. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4290).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 783a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 783a)breaking in, burglary; unexpected examination; breaking up, secret search
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַחְתֶּ֫רֶת noun, masculine: breaking in, burglary

Strong's H4290 מַחְתֶּרֶת: a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination
KJV:breaking up, secret search.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 783: חָתַר ḥātar — dig, row; force a passage, with oars

See it in Scripture

Jeremiah 2:34

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