מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת
ma.a.khe.let
“knife”
Definition
something to eat with,i.e. a knife
from H398 (אָכַל);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
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.
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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