חָתַר
châthar · khaw-thar'
to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars
- to force a passage, as by burglary
- figuratively, with oars
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: dig (through), row.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › the mark, the covenant sign › the head, the highest
To separate and protect of the mark, the covenant sign of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָתַר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- dig2 · 25%
- they dig through1 · 13%
- and when i had digged1 · 13%
- i digged1 · 13%
- they shall dig1 · 13%
- though they dig1 · 13%
- rowed hard1 · 13%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.