מאכלת

Hebrew

Root
א־כ־ל (ʾ-k-l)

Noun

מַאֲכֶלֶת • (ma'akhélet) f (plural indefinite מַאֲכָלוֹת)

1. knife for slaughtering, butchering, carving
   • Tanach, Genesis 22:10, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְרָהָם אֶת־יָדוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הַמַּאֲכֶלֶת לִשְׁחֹט אֶת־בְּנוֹ׃

     vayishlákh 'avrahám 'et-yadó vayikákh 'et-hama'akhélet lishkhót 'et-b'nó.
     wayyišlaḥ ʾaḇrāhām ʾeṯ-yāḏō wayyiqqaḥ ʾeṯ-hammaʾăḵéleṯ lišḥōṭ ʾeṯ-bənō.

     And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

Synonyms

• סַכִּין (sakín)