H2864: חָתַר
châthar · pronounced khaw-thar' · “to dig”
Definition
to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars
KJV translates it as: dig (through), row.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to dig (into houses-of burglary)
1a2) to row (in water)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2864 is translated
- dig ×2
- i dug ×2
- they will dig ×2
- he digs into ×1
- they rowed ×1
Bible verses with H2864 (châthar)
Châthar appears in 7 verses.
- Job 24:16
In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
- Ezekiel 8:8
Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
- Ezekiel 12:5
Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.
- Ezekiel 12:7
And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
- Ezekiel 12:12
And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.
- Amos 9:2
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
- Jonah 1:13
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.