Machelet (מאכלת) means knife in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
knife
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Machelet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי חד לחיתוך, עשוי להב מתכת וקת לאחיזה.
וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְרָהָם אֶת-יָדוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֶת-הַמַּאֲכֶלֶת לִשְׁחֹט אֶת-בְּנוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Machelet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַאֲכֶלֶת
- Written without vowel points
- מאכלת
- Said
- machelet
- Root
- א־כ־ל
- Pattern
- מַקְטֶלֶת
- Plural
- מַאֲכָלוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מַאֲכָלוֹת
- Gematria
- 491
This is how Machelet is said in other languages.
- English
- knife
These words mean nearly the same as Machelet.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Machelet.
The word Machelet comes from the root א־כ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Machelet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Machelet.
What does Machelet (מאכלת) mean in Hebrew?
Machelet (מאכלת) means knife. It is said machelet, with the stress on che.
What is a synonym for Machelet (מאכלת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Machelet (מאכלת) are חלף, סכין, and פגיון.
What rhymes with Machelet (מאכלת)?
Words that rhyme with Machelet (מאכלת) include דלת, גחלת, תועלת, צוללת, שרשרת, and גלגלת.
Is Machelet (מאכלת) masculine or feminine?
The word Machelet (מאכלת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מַאֲכָלוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מאכלת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.