מַחְתֶּרֶת
machtereth · makh-teh'-reth
a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2864 (חָתַר);
a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination
- a burglary
- figuratively, unexpected examination
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: breaking up, secret search.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- 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
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to separate and protect › the mark, the covenant sign › the head, the highest › the mark, the covenant sign
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to separate and protect of the mark, the covenant sign of the head, the highest of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַחְתֶּרֶת 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
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- breaking up1 · 50%
- it by secret search1 · 50%
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.