H4290: מַחְתֶּרֶת
machtereth · pronounced makh-teh'-reth · “breaking”
Definition
a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination
KJV translates it as: breaking up, secret search.
Word origin: from H2864 (חָתַר);
Extended definition
a breaking in, burglary
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4290 is translated
- breaking in ×2
Bible verses with H4290 (machtereth)
Machtereth appears in 2 verses.
- Exodus 22:2
If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
- Jeremiah 2:34
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.