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Lexicon :: Strong's H2864 - ḥāṯar

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חָתַר
Transliteration
ḥāṯar
Pronunciation
khaw-thar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 783

Strong’s Definitions

חָתַר châthar, khaw-thar'; a primitive root; to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars:—dig (through), row.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H2864 in the following manner: dig (7x), row (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H2864 in the following manner: dig (7x), row (1x).

  1. to dig, row

    1. (Qal)

      1. to dig (into houses - of burglary)

      2. to row (in water)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָתַר châthar, khaw-thar'; a primitive root; to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars:—dig (through), row.
STRONGS H2864: Abbreviations
† חָתַר verb dig, row (Late Hebrew id., bore (through), so Aramaic חֲתַר Targum (rare)) —
Qal Perfect ח׳ Job 24:16, חָתַרְתִּי Ezekiel 12:7; Imperfect וָאֶחְתֹּר Ezekiel 8:8, יַחְתְּרוּ Ezekiel 12:12; Amos 9:2, וַיַּחְתְּרוּ Jonah 1:13; Imperative חֲתָרֿ Ezekiel 8:8; Ezekiel 12:5; —
1. dig into houses, with accusative בָּתִּים Job 24:16 (of burglary); followed by בְּ into or through a wall Ezekiel 8:8 (twice in verse) (Co strike out on internal grounds), Ezekiel 12:5, 7, 12; metaphor followed by בשׁאול Amos 9:2 dig into She'ôl, i.e. as a refuge.
2. row (as digging into the water) Jonah 1:13.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

24:16; 24:16

Ezekiel

8:8; 8:8; 8:8; 12:5; 12:5; 12:7; 12:7; 12:12; 12:12

Amos

9:2; 9:2

Jonah

1:13; 1:13

H2864

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2864 matches the Hebrew חָתַר (ḥāṯar),
which occurs 8 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:16 - In the dark they dig through houses;
by day they shut themselves up;
they do not know the light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:8 - Then he said to me, “Son of man, dig in the wall.” So I dug in the wall, and behold, there was an entrance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:5 - In their sight dig through the wall, and bring your baggage out through it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:7 - And I did as I was commanded. I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for exile, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my own hands. I brought out my baggage at dusk, carrying it on my shoulder in their sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:12 - And the prince who is among them shall lift his baggage upon his shoulder at dusk, and shall go out. They shall dig through the wall to bring him out through it. He shall cover his face, that he may not see the land with his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:2 - “If they dig into Sheol,
from there shall my hand take them;
if they climb up to heaven,
from there I will bring them down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:13 - Nevertheless, the men rowed hard[fn] to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.
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