Strong’s H2864 · Hebrew

חָתַר
châthar
khaw-thar'

Definition

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

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

  • dig (through)
  • row

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.