H4290Hebrew

מַחתֶּרֶת

Definition and meaning

machtereth (makh-teh'-reth) n-m. 1. a burglary 2. (figuratively) unexpected examination [from H2864] KJV: breaking up, secret search. Root(s): H2864

Tagged KJV passages

2 matching verses - 2.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Exodus 22:2

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

Matched English: up 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.

Matched English: search