מַאֲכֶלֶתmaʼăkeleth
knife (Judges 19:29; Genesis 22:6; Genesis 22:10; Proverbs 30:14)
Pronunciation: mah-ak-eh'-leth · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3979
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 22:6 So Abraham placed the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac’s shoulders, while he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them walked on together,
- Genesis 22:10 And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice.
- Judges 19:29 When he got home, he took a knife and cut his concubine’s body into twelve pieces. Then he sent one piece to each tribe throughout all the territory of Israel.
- Proverbs 30:14 They have teeth like swords and fangs like knives. They devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).