Strong’s Hebrew
H4290 — machtereth
The entry below is Strong’s own definition (1890, public domain), and every verse where the word occurs.
מַחְתֶּרֶת
machtereth — pronounced makh-teh'-reth
from 2864; a burglary; figuratively, unexpected examination:--breaking up, secret search. see H02864
2 occurrences in the KJV.
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
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.