4290 - machtereth

Strong's Concordance

Original word: מַחְתֶּ֫רֶת
Transliteration: machtereth
Definition (short): breaking
Definition (full): a burglary, unexpected examination

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from chathar
Definition: a breaking in, burglary
NASB Translation: breaking (2).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From chathar; a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination -- breaking up, secret search.

see HEBREW chathar

KJV: If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
NASB: "If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account.
KJV: 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.
NASB: "Also on your skirts is found The lifeblood of the innocent poor; You did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things,