H4290 Hebrew

מַחְתֶּרֶת

machtereth (makh-teh'-reth)

a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination

KJV Translations of H4290

breaking up, secret search.

from H2864 (חָתַר);

2 verses

Exodus 22:2 בַּמַּחְתֶּ֛רֶת

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

Jeremiah 2:34 בַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶת

Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.