# מַחְתֶּרֶת (machteret)

Israeli respelling: mach-te-ret. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H4290. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination

King James renderings: breaking up, secret search.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/machteret-h4290

## Occurrences

- [Exodus 22:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/22/2) — If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
- [Jeremiah 2:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/2/34) — 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.