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Lexicon :: Strong's G3162 - machaira

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μάχαιρα
Transliteration
machaira (Key)
Pronunciation
makh'-ahee-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of μάχη (G3163)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:524,572

Strong’s Definitions

μάχαιρα máchaira, makh'-ahee-rah; probably feminine of a presumed derivative of G3163; a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment:—sword.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's G3162 in the following manner: sword (29x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's G3162 in the following manner: sword (29x).

  1. a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh

  2. a small sword, as distinguished from a large sword

    1. curved sword, for a cutting stroke

    2. a straight sword, for thrusting

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μάχαιρα máchaira, makh'-ahee-rah; probably feminine of a presumed derivative of G3163; a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment:—sword.
STRONGS G3162:
μάχαιρα, genitive μαχαίρας (so (with R G) Lachmann in Luke 21:24) and μαχαίρης, dative μάχαιρα. (so (with R G) Lachmann in Luke 22:49; Acts 12:2) and μαχαίρῃ (between which forms the manuscripts vary, cf. (Scrivener, Collation, etc., p. lvi.; Tdf. Proleg., p. 117; WHs Appendix, p. 156a); Winers Grammar, 62 (61); Buttmann, 11; Delitzsch on Hebrews 11:34, p. 584 note), ἡ, (akin to μάχη and Latinmactare);
1. a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh: Homer, Pindar, Herodotus, at.; hence, Genesis 22:6, 10; Judges 19:29 Alex., for מַאֲכֶלֶת.
2. a small sword, distinguished from the large sword, the ῤομφαία (Josephus, Antiquities 6, 9, 5 ἀποτεμνει τήν κεφαλήν τῇ ῤομφαία τῇ ἐκείνου (Goliath's), μάχαιραν, οὐκ ἔχων αὐτός), and curred, for a cutting stroke; distinct also from ξίφος, a straight sword, for thrusting, Xenophon, r. eq. 12, 11, cf. Hell. 3, 3, 7; but the words are frequently used interchangeably. In the N. T. universally, a sword (the Sept. often for חֶרֶב): as a weapon for making or repelling an attack, Matthew 26:47, 51, 52,(55); Mark 14:43, 47; Luke 22:36, 38, 49, 52; John 18:10; Acts 16:27; Hebrews 11:37; Revelation 6:4; Revelation 13:10,(14); by a Hebraism, στόμα μαχαίρας, the edge of the sword (חֶרֶב פִּי, Genesis 34:26; Joshua 8:24; 1 Samuel 13:22; Judges 3:16, etc. (but in the Sept. the rendering στόμα ξίφους or στόμα ῤομφαίας is more common)): Luke 21:24; Hebrews 11:34; μάχαιρα δίστομος (see δίστομος), Hebrews 4:12. of the sword as the instrument of a magistrate or judge: death by the sword, Romans 8:35; ἀναιρεῖν τινα μάχαιρα, Acts 12:2; τήν μαχαίρας φόρειν, to bear the sword, is used of him to whom the sword has been committed, viz. to use when a malefactor is to he punished; hence, equivalent to to have the power of life and death, Romans 13:4 (so ξίφος, ξιφη ἔχειν, Philostr. vit. Apoll. 7, 16; vit. sophist. 1, 25, 2 (3), cf. Dion Cass. 42, 27; and in the Talmud the king who bears the sword, of the Hebrew king). Metaphorically, μάχαιρα, a weapon of war, is used for war, or for quarrels and dissensions that destroy peace; so in the phrase βαλεῖν μάχαιραν ἐπί τήν τήν, to send war on earth, Matthew 10:34 (for which Luke 12:51 says διαμερισμόν); ἡ μάχαιρα τοῦ πνεύματος, the sword with which the Spirit subdues the impulses to sin and proves its own power and efficacy (which sword is said to be ῤῆμα Θεοῦ (cf. Buttmann, 128 (112))), Ephesians 6:17 (on the genitive in this passage cf. Ellicott or Meyer).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
22:6; 22:10; 34:26
Joshua
8:24
Judges
3:16; 19:29
1 Samuel
13:22
Matthew
10:34; 26:47; 26:51; 26:52
Mark
14:43; 14:47
Luke
12:51; 21:24; 21:24; 22:36; 22:38; 22:49; 22:49; 22:52
John
18:10
Acts
12:2; 12:2; 16:27
Romans
8:35; 13:4
Ephesians
6:17
Hebrews
4:12; 11:34; 11:34; 11:37
Revelation
6:4; 13:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3162 matches the Greek μάχαιρα (machaira),
which occurs 172 times in 159 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 22:6–2Ch 23:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:6 - And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:10 - And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:40 -
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother;
And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt break loose,
That thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:26 - And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters as captives of the sword?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:25 - And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:26 - And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went forth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:22 - Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:9 -
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil;
My desire shall be satisfied upon them;
I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:13 - And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:24 - and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:8 - And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:25 - And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute the vengeance of the covenant; and ye shall be gathered together within your cities: and I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:33 - And you will I scatter among the nations, and I will draw out the sword after you: and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:43 - For there the Amalekite and the Canaanite are before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned back from following Jehovah, therefore Jehovah will not be with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:24 - And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon unto the Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29 - And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:31 - Then Jehovah opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Jehovah standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:15 - thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:13 - and when Jehovah thy God delivereth it into thy hand, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25 -
Without shall the sword bereave,
And in the chambers terror;
It shall destroy both young man and virgin,
The suckling with the man of gray hairs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:41 -
If I whet my glittering sword,
And my hand take hold on judgment;
I will render vengeance to mine adversaries,
And will recompense them that hate me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42 -
I will make mine arrows drunk with blood,
And my sword shall devour flesh;
With the blood of the slain and the captives,
From the head of the leaders of the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:29 -
Happy art thou, O Israel:
Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah,
The shield of thy help,
And the sword of thy excellency!
And thine enemies shall submit themselves unto thee;
And thou shalt tread upon their high places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:2 - At that time Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:3 - And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:11 - And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:47 - And the border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:16 - And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:21 - And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:22 - and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:22 - And they blew the three hundred trumpets, and Jehovah set every man’s sword against his fellow, and against all the host; and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:20 - And he said unto Jether his first-born, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:54

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:54 - Then he called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:29 - And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:16 - And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:25 - Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:14 - And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shall escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:8 - For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:8 - When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. And Joab was girded with his apparel of war that he had put on, and thereon was a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:10 - But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:10 - He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword; and Jehovah wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:24 - And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:28 - And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:37 - And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18 - The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were forty and four thousand seven hundred and threescore, that were able to go forth to war.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:5 - And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:12 - either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before thy foes, while the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Jehovah destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:9 - And Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:14 - And Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Slay her not in the house of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:21 - So all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet. And Athaliah they had slain with the sword.

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