חתר

חָתַר(b. h.; cmp. חָתַת) to dig, break in, make an opening. Kidd.24b חֲתוֹר לי שיני Ar. (ed. לַחְתּוֹר לו שינו) scrape my tooth (to clean it). Deut. R. s. 2 (ref. to וַיֵּעָתֶר, 2 Chr. 33:13) וַיֶּחְתַּר לווכ׳ the Lord made an opening for his prayer; ח׳ את הרקיע He broke through the heavens; Y.Snh.X, 28c bot.; Ruth R. to II, 14 ח׳ לו חתירהוכ׳ (v. Snh.103a).Ex. R. s. 37 נטל את הצפורן לַחְתּוֹרוכ׳ (Ar. s. v. צפורן: לחפור) he took the digging tool to undermine his fathers house; Lev. R. s. 10 (לחתך, אחתוך, לחתוך את אביו) (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 63 (ref. to וַיֶּעְתַּר, Gen. 25:21, v. supra) like a prince שהיה חוֹתֵר על אביו ליטולוכ׳ who undertook a siege (for military practice) against his father for a litra of gold (for the winner) והיה זה ח׳ מבפניםוכ׳ and so the one did mine from within (the father assisting his sons efforts).Snh.109a וחוֹתְרִים שם and broke in there; Gen. R. s. 27; a. fr.Part. pass. חָתוּר, f. חֲתוּרָה, pl. חֲתוּרִים, חֲתוּרוֹת. B. Kam. 114b היתה מחתרת ח׳וכ׳ his house was broken into. Ib. 23a סתם דלתות ח׳ הןוכ׳ with reference to dogs, ordinary doors are subject to being broken in, i. e. the owner of a dog is responsible for damages done by breaking in.