Lexicon machtereth: a breaking in, burglary Original Word: מַחְתֶּ֫רֶתPart of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: machtereth Phonetic Spelling: (makh-teh'-reth) Short Definition: breaking NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom chatharDefinitiona breaking in, burglary NASB Translationbreaking (2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs מַחְתֶּ֫רֶת noun masculine breaking in, burglary — יִמָּצֵא הַגַּנָּב ׳אִםבַּֿמּ Exodus 22:1 i.e. caught in the act (JE); so מְצָאתִים ׳לֹא בַּמּ Jeremiah 2:34, not in the act of breaking in didst thou find them (2 feminine singular suffix Ges § 44, 2, R 4), i.e. those whom thou hast slain were not detected in crime. Strong's breaking up, secret search From chathar; a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination -- breaking up, secret search. see HEBREW chathar |
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