Machteret מַחְתֶּ֫רֶת
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| מַחְתֶּ֫רֶת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | machteret |
| Strong's number | H4290 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | breaking |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (1) |
Machteret (Hebrew מַחְתֶּ֫רֶת, Strong's H4290) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “breaking”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
a breaking in, burglary
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | up (1), search (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | breaking (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Machteret, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 22:2If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 2:34Also 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.Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).