Word Study · Strong's H4290 · Hebrew
מַחְתֶּרֶת
machtereth
makh-teh'-reth
“a burglary”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination
Rendered in the KJV as
breaking up, secret search.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- בַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶת1
- בַּמַּחְתֶּ֛רֶת1
How it is rendered · 1
- in the breaking in2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular2
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- HRd/Ncfsa · 2
All 2, in canonical order
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