What does מַאֲכֶלֶת mean in the Bible?
e. a knife".
Hebrew · H3979
מַאֲכֶלֶת
Something to eat with, i.e. a knife
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מַאֲכֶלֶת H3979
What does מַאֲכֶלֶת mean in the Bible?
מַאֲכֶלֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "something to eat with, i.e. a knife".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3979?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a knife (1), and the sacrificial knife (1), are knives (1), the knife (1).
Where does מַאֲכֶלֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 22:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (2), Judges (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a knife 1× Judges 19:29
and the sacrificial knife 1× Genesis 22:6
are knives 1× Proverbs 30:14
the knife 1× Genesis 22:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 22:6 הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת to and the sacrificial knife Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 22:10 הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת to the knife Article | Noun - feminine singular Judges 19:29 הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ to a knife Article | Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 30:14 וּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹת to are knives Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 22:6
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Genesis 2 Judges 1 Proverbs 1
Source forms
הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת 2x ham·ma·’ă·ḵe·leṯ Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:10
הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ 1x ham·ma·’ă·ḵe·leṯ Judges 19:29
וּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹת 1x ū·ma·’ă·ḵā·lō·wṯ Proverbs 30:14
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:10, Judges 19:29
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 1x Proverbs 30:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. something to eat with, i.e. a knife
Source Gloss
something to eat with, i.e. a knife
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
something to eat with, i.e. a knife BDB: knife Usage: knife.
Word Origins
מַאֲכֶלֶת is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain