Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #2864 - חָתַר chathar (to dig)


Original Word:חָתַר
Transliteration: chathar
Definition:to dig, row
Part of Speech:Verb
Phonetic Spelling:(khaw-thar')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dig through, row

A primitive root; to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars -- dig (through), row.


Englishman's Concordance

1) to dig, row
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to dig (into houses - of burglary)
1a2) to row (in water)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 783

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חָתַרverbdig, row (Late Hebrew id., bore (through), so Aramaic חֲתַרᵑ7 (rare)) —

QalPerfect׳חJob 24:16, חָתַרְתִּיEzekiel 12:7; ImperfectוָאֶחְתֹּרEzekiel 8:8, יַחְתְּרוּEzekiel 12:12; Amos 9:2, וַיַּחְתְּרוּJonah 1:13; ImperativeחֲתָרֿEzekiel 8:8; Ezekiel 12:5; —

1dig into houses, with accusative בָּתִּיםJob 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 בשׁאולAmos 9:2dig into She'ôl, i.e. as a refuge.

2row (as digging into the water) Jonah 1:13.


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 2864. חָתַר (chathar) — 8 Occurrences

Job 24:16
HEB: חָתַ֥ר בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ בָּ֫תִּ֥ים
NAS: In the dark they dig into houses,
KJV: In the dark they dig through houses,
INT:dig the dark houses

Ezekiel 8:8
HEB:בֶּן־ אָדָ֖ם חֲתָר־ נָ֣א בַקִּ֑יר
NAS: now dig through the wall.
KJV: of man, dig now in the wall:
INT: Son of man dig now the wall

Ezekiel 8:8
HEB:נָ֣א בַקִּ֑יר וָאֶחְתֹּ֣ר בַּקִּ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֖ה
NAS: through the wall. So I dug through the wall,
KJV: now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall,
INT: now the wall dug the wall and behold

Ezekiel 12:5
HEB: לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם חֲתָר־ לְךָ֣ בַקִּ֑יר
NAS:Dig a hole through the wall
KJV:Dig thou through the wall
INT: their sight Dig the wall and go

Ezekiel 12:7
HEB:יוֹמָ֔ם וּבָעֶ֛רֶב חָתַֽרְתִּי־ לִ֥י בַקִּ֖יר
NAS: Then in the evening I dug through the wall
KJV: and in the even I digged through the wall
INT: day the evening dug the wall my hands

Ezekiel 12:12
HEB:וְיֵצֵ֔א בַּקִּ֥יר יַחְתְּר֖וּ לְה֣וֹצִיא ב֑וֹ
NAS: and go out. They will dig a hole through the wall
KJV: and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall
INT: and go the wall will dig to bring his face

Amos 9:2
HEB: אִם־ יַחְתְּר֣וּ בִשְׁא֔וֹל מִשָּׁ֖ם
NAS: Though they dig into Sheol,
KJV:Though they dig into hell,
INT: Though dig Sheol there

Jonah 1:13
HEB: וַיַּחְתְּר֣וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים לְהָשִׁ֛יב
NAS: However, the men rowed [desperately] to return
KJV: Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring
INT:rowed the men return

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