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Strong's Hebrew · H3979

מַאֲכֶלֶת

maʼăkeleth · mah-ak-eh'-leth

Definitionsomething to eat with,i.e. a knife
Derivationfrom H398 (אָכַל);
KJV usageknife.
Occurrences4 in the KJV · 4 verses

מַאֲכֶלֶת in Scripture

Genesis 22:6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. Genesis 22:10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. Judges 19:29 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel. Proverbs 30:14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
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This Word

Strong's
H3979
Original
מַאֲכֶלֶת
Transliteration
maʼăkeleth
Language
Hebrew
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