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H4290 מַחְתֶּרֶת (machtereth) makh-teh'-reth
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 2864; a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination

KJV Usage: breaking up, secret search

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מַחְתֶּ֫רֶת (mach.te.ret) — breaking. a breaking in, burglary

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · חתר

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breaking in = causative action by which humans make a hole in the ground or a wall, usually with the help of a digging tool, ► in order to be able to gain access to the location behind it

EXO 22:1 · JER 2:34

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מַחְתֶּ֫רֶת n.m. breaking in, burglary base

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