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maʾăxelet מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת ‘knife’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾāxal אָכַל ‘to eat’
Roots: אכל

maʾăxelet n, f
1) knife

Mentioned in Genesis 22:6, 22:10 Judges 19:29 Proverbs 30:14

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