חָתַר châthar

Meaning

to force a passage, as by burglary; figuratively, with oars

In the King James Version: dig (through), row.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Job 24:16 In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
• Ezekiel 8:8 “Son of man,” He told me, “dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway.
• Ezekiel 12:5 As they watch, dig through the wall and carry your belongings out through it.
• Ezekiel 12:7 So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I dug through the wall by hand. I took my belongings out at dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched.
• Ezekiel 12:12 And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.
• Amos 9:2 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.
• Jonah 1:13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.