Bible Dictionary: Knives

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Plural of Knife.

2. (n. pl.) of Knife.

3. (n.) Plural of Pocketknife.

Strong's Hebrew

2719. chereb -- a sword
... Word Origin from charab Definition a sword NASB Word Usage axes (1), knives
(2), sword (390), swords (18), swordsmen* (1), tool (1). ...
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3979. maakeleth -- a knife
... Word Origin from akal Definition a knife NASB Word Usage knife (3), knives (1).
knife. From 'akal; something to eat with,- ie A knife -- knife. see HEBREW 'akal ...
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4211. mazmerah -- a pruning knife
... hooks. Word Origin from zamar Definition a pruning knife NASB Word Usage
pruning hooks (3), pruning knives (1). pruning-hook. From ...
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Library

Joshua was a Figure of Christ.
... The former is said to have circumcised the people a second time with knives of stone
(which was a sign of this circumcision with which Jesus Christ Himself has ...
/.../chapter cxiii joshua was a figure.htm

The Right to Feel Superior
... In fact, they always give us knives and forks unless we especially ask for
chopsticks. ... Chopsticks, or knives and forks"which are best? ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/williamson/have we no rights/chapter 10 the right to.htm

The Altar. The Rings. The Laver.
... fifteen cubits on the north, and fifteen cubits on the south; and that space, jetting
out on both sides, was called "The place of knives,""namely, where the ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 34 the altar the.htm

Meditation vi. The Last Pasch.
... coloured sauce of beverage. The guest had before them some round loaves instead
of plates, and they used ivory knives. After the prayer ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/meditation vi the last pasch.htm

The Trial by Fire
... 28. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives
and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.29. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the trial by fire.htm

The "Little Knife" Insurrection
... But as the members are generally provided with knives or small swords, the society
is designated by the people as 'Sio-to-hoe,' Small Sword Society. ...
/.../fagg/forty years in south china/vi the little knife insurrection.htm

The Eve of the Restoration
... them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.9. And this is the number of them: thirty
chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, 10 ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the eve of the restoration.htm

Acts of Andrew and Matthias
... to the Lord, saying: Lord Jesus Christ, who didst order me to come into this city,
do not suffer those in this city to do any evil, but let the knives go out ...
/.../unknown/acts of andrew and matthias/acts of andrew and matthias.htm

The Saviour's Last Command.
... They have brought beads and trinkets; they have brought instruments of death, such
as muskets, powder, knives and swords; and they have brought, too, full ...
/.../dibble/thoughts on missions/chapter iv the saviours last.htm

The Boyhood of Jesus
... their hands. People in Palestine would not know what to do with tables
and chairs, and knives and forks, like ours. The streets ...
/.../anonymous/the good shepherd/chapter iii the boyhood of.htm

Thesaurus

Knives (12 Occurrences)
...Knives (12 Occurrences). ... Joshua 5:3 Joshua made himself flint knives, and
circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. ...
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Pruning-knives (4 Occurrences)
Pruning-knives. Pruning-hooks, Pruning-knives. Pry . Multi-Version
Concordance Pruning-knives (4 Occurrences). Isaiah ...
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Vine-knives (2 Occurrences)
Vine-knives. Vine-keepers, Vine-knives. Vine-plants . Multi-Version
Concordance Vine-knives (2 Occurrences). Isaiah ...
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Stone-knives (2 Occurrences)
Stone-knives. Stoneheap, Stone-knives. Stonemasons . Multi-Version
Concordance Stone-knives (2 Occurrences). Joshua ...
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Knife (10 Occurrences)
... "knives of flint;" Comp. Exodus 4:25); a razor (Ezek. ... (5.) Smaller knives (Hebrews
ta'ar, Jeremiah 36:26) were used for sharpening pens. ...
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Flint (12 Occurrences)
... Tsur and cela` are used oftener than challamish for great rocks and cliffs, but
tsur is used also for flint knives in Exodus 4:25, "Then Zipporah took a flint ...
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Ploughshares (3 Occurrences)
... among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples; and they shall forge their swords
into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not ...
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Plough-blades (3 Occurrences)
... the nations, and the peoples will be ruled by his decisions: and their swords will
be turned into plough-blades, and their spears into vine-knives: no longer ...
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Cups (28 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 25:14 The cauldrons also and the shovels and the knives and the cups, and
all the vessels of copper wherewith they ministered, they took away. (DBY). ...
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Folding-doors (3 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 7:50 and the basons, and the knives, and the bowls, and the cups, and the
censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, for the folding-doors of the ...
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Bible Concordance

Knives (12 Occurrences)

Hebrews 11:37 They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sword, they went about in sheepskins and in goatskins; being poor and in pain and cruelly attacked,
(BBE)

Joshua 5:2 At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua, "Make flint knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 5:3 Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 7:50 and the basons, and the knives, and the bowls, and the cups, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, for the folding-doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, of the temple.
(DBY)

1 Kings 18:28 They cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS)

2 Kings 12:13 However there were not made for the house of Jehovah basons of silver, knives, bowls, trumpets, nor any utensil of gold or utensil of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of Jehovah;
(DBY)

2 Kings 25:14 The cauldrons also and the shovels and the knives and the cups, and all the vessels of copper wherewith they ministered, they took away.
(DBY)

2 Chronicles 4:22 and the knives, and the bowls, and the cups, and the censers, of pure gold; and the entrance of the house, the inner folding-doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house, of the temple, of gold.
(DBY)

Ezra 1:9 This is the number of them: thirty platters of gold, one thousand platters of silver, twenty-nine knives,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Proverbs 30:14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 18:5 For before the time of getting in the grapes, after the opening of the bud, when the flower has become a grape ready for crushing, he will take away the small branches with knives, cutting down and taking away the wide-stretching branches.
(BBE DBY NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 52:18 The pots also, and the shovels, and the knives, and the bowls, and the cups, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, they took away.
(DBY)

Subtopics

Knives

Related Terms

Pruning-knives (4 Occurrences)

Vine-knives (2 Occurrences)

Stone-knives (2 Occurrences)

Knife (10 Occurrences)

Flint (12 Occurrences)

Ploughshares (3 Occurrences)

Plough-blades (3 Occurrences)

Cups (28 Occurrences)

Folding-doors (3 Occurrences)