Word Study · Strong's H3979 · Hebrew
מַאֲכֶלֶת
maakeleth
mah-ak-eh'-leth
Strong's 1890 spelling: maʼăkeleth
“something to eat with,i.e. a knife”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
something to eat with,i.e. a knife
Rendered in the KJV as
knife.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת2
- הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙1
- וּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹת1
How it is rendered · 2
- the knife3
- and [are] knives1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 3
- HC/Ncfpa · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 22:6הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתhamaakheletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAbraham 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.here: the knife
- Genesis 22:10הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתhamaakheletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.here: the knife