TBESH · H3979
מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת · ma.a.khe.let · knife
knife
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ma.a.khe.let H3979
מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת (ma.a.khe.let) means “knife” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת Hebrew · H3979 4 tagged occurrences in 4 verses
Pronunciation guide: mah-ak-eh'-leth Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H398 (אָכַל); something to eat with,i.e. a knife
KJV glosses: knife.
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How translators render H3979
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a knife | 1 |
| and the sacrificial knife | 1 |
| are knives | 1 |
| the knife | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a knife | 1 |
| and a knife | 1 |
| knives | 1 |
| the knife | 1 |
Verses containing H3979
Page 1 of 1. 4 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 22:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Genesis 22:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
Read word by word - Judges 19:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Proverbs 30:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
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