Limitless Word
מַחְתֶּרֶתmachtereth/makh-teh'-reth/
HebrewH42902 occurrences (KJV)

a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination

KJV renders it: breaking up, secret search.

Where it appears

  • Exod 22:2If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.
  • Jer 2:34Also the blood of the souls of the innocent poor is found in your skirts. You did not find them breaking in; but it is because of all these things.

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.