machaira <3162>
macaira machaira
| Pronunciation | : | makh'-ahee-rah |
| Origin | : | from a presumed derivative of 3163 |
| Reference | : | TDNT - 4:524,572 |
| PrtSpch | : | n f (noun feminime) |
| In Greek | : | macaira 2, macairai 1, macairan 12, macairh 5, macairhv 4, macairwn 5 |
| In NET | : | sword 17, swords 7, of sword 2, a sword 2, with a sword 1 |
| In AV | : | sword 29 |
| Count | : | 29 |
| Definition | : |
1) a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh 2) a small sword, as distinguished from a large sword 2a) curved sword, for a cutting stroke 2b) a straight sword, for thrusting probably feminine of a presumed derivative of 3163; a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment: KJV -- sword. see GREEK for 3163 |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
