מאכלת

Hebrew

Root
א־כ־ל (ʾ-k-l)
10 terms

Etymology 1

Noun

מַאֲכֶלֶת • (ma'akhélet) f (plural indefinite מַאֲכָלוֹת) [pattern: מַקְטֶלֶת]

  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.
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Etymology 2

Noun

מַאֲכֹלֶת • (ma'akhólet) f (plural indefinite מַאֲכָלוֹת) [pattern: מַקְטֹלֶת]

  1. fuel, usually for fire
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