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Strong's #2864 - חָתַר
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- to dig, row
- (Qal)
- to dig (into houses-of burglary)
- to row (in water)
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2226) rth (ההתר HhTR) AC: Dig CO: ? AB: ?: A digging through to penetrate through or into something.
V) rth (ההתר HhTR) - Dig: Also to row as digging in the water with a paddle. KJV (8): (vf: Paal) dig, row - Strongs: H2864 (חָתַר)
af2) trthm (מההתרת MHhTRT) - Searching: As a digging for something. KJV (2): breaking, search - Strongs: H4290 (מַחְתֶּרֶת)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect ׳ח Job 24:16, חָתַרְתִּי Ezekiel 12:7; Imperfect וָאֶחְתֹּר Ezekiel 8:8, יַחְתְּרוּ Ezekiel 12:12; Amos 9:2, וַיַּחְתְּרוּ Jonah 1:13; Imperative חֲתָרֿ Ezekiel 8:8; Ezekiel 12:5; —
1 dig into houses, with accusative בָּתִּים Job 24:16 (of burglary); followed by בְּ into or through a wall Ezekiel 8:8 (twice in verse) (Co strike out on internal grounds), Ezekiel 12:5,7,12; metaphor followed by בשׁאול Amos 9:2 dig into She'ôl, i.e. as a refuge.
2 row (as digging into the water) Jonah 1:13.
חָתַר fut. יַחְתֹּר to break or dig through a wall, followed by בְּ Ezekiel 8:8, 12:5, Ezekiel 12:7 with an acc. חָתַר בָּתִּים (the thief) breaks through houses, breaks into them, Job 24:16 to break through into, Amos 9:2, אִם יַחְתְּרוּ בִשְׁאֹל “if they break through into Hades.” Metaph. to break through the waves in rowing, to row. Absol. Jonah 1:13.
Derivative, מַחְתֶּרֶת.
