HebrewH3979Noun (Feminine)

מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת

ma.a.khe.let

4Occurrences
H3979Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

something to eat with,i.e. a knife

from H398 (אָכַל);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
knife

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
2
Judges
1
Proverbs
1

Key Passages

Genesis 22:6BSB

Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac. He himself carried the fire and the sacrificial knife, and the two of them walked on together.

Genesis 22:10BSB

Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.

Judges 19:29BSB

When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.

Proverbs 30:14BSB

there is a generation whose teeth are swordsand whose jaws are knives,devouring the oppressed from the earthand the needy from among men.

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