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מְכֵרָה
me.khe.rah
H4380
H:N-F Hebrew

sword

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me.khe.rah denotes weapons described as instruments of violence in Genesis 49:5.

The attested use places the term in a statement about weapons that the APB describes as “instruments of violence” in Genesis 49:5.

Senses in use

  1. Weapons associated with violence · dominant

    In Genesis 49:5, the feminine plural construct form מְכֵרֹתֵי occurs in the clause concerning Simeon and Levi; the APB renders the verse, “Simeon and Levi are brothers; their weapons are instruments of violence.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 49:5, the APB presents the clause as “their weapons are instruments of violence.” It does not isolate the term's exact English equivalent.

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