HebrewH2864Verb
חָתַר
cha.tar
“to dig”
7Occurrences
H2864Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars
a primitive root;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
- to dig, row 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dig (into houses-of burglary) 1a2) to row (in water)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
חָתַר appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezk
4
Amos
1
Job
1
Jonah
1
Key Passages
Amos 9:2BSB
Though they dig down to Sheol,from there My hand will take them;and though they climb up to heaven,from there I will pull them down.
Ezk 12:5BSB
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Ezk 12:7BSB
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Ezk 12:12BSB
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Ezk 8:8BSB
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