מַחְתֶּרֶת (maḥteret) is a Hebrew noun meaning breaking in. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4290).

Also rendered

• breaking

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 783a)

Root family 783: חָתַר ḥātar — dig, row (e.g. Jon 1:13; Amos 9:2)

• חָתַר ḥātar — dig

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