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maḥteret מַחְתֶּ֫רֶת ‘breaking’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥātar חָתַר ‘to dig’
Roots: חתר

maḥteret n, m
1) a breaking in, burglary

Mentioned in Exodus 22:1 Jeremiah 2:34

2014 — 2026 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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