מַאֲכֶלֶת
Used: 4 times · Key: 3979 · BDB: מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת
Glosses
knife (3); knives (1)
Meaning (OSHB)
knife tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
n.f. knife tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.f. knife (as cutting instrum., or instrument for dividing, making small, cf. S[iegfr.]ThLZ Nov. 17, ’83) Ju 19:29; מַאֲכֶ֑לֶת Gn 22:6, 10, pl. מַאֲכָלוֹת Pr 30:14.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «מַאֲכֶלֶת» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ וַיִּקַּ֖ח אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת לִשְׁחֹ֖ט אֶת־בְּנֽוֹ׃
Word for word: and he.stretched.out Abraham (et) hand his and he.took (et) the knife to slaughter (et) son his
JPS 1917: And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
דּ֤וֹר ׀ חֲרָב֣וֹת שִׁנָּיו֮ וּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹת מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יולֶאֱכֹ֣ל עֲנִיִּ֣ים מֵאֶ֑רֶץ וְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗ים מֵאָדָֽם׃פ
Word for word: a.generation [are].swords teeth its and.[are] knives fangs its to devour afflicted.[people] from.[the] earth and needy.[people] from humankind
JPS 1917: There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their great teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
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