- Original: מאכלת - Transliteration: Ma'akeleth - Phonetic: mah-ak-eh'-leth - Definition: 1. knife - Origin: from H398 - TWOT entry: 85e - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H398 ; something to eat with that is a knife: - knife. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • knife, 3 Genesis 22:6; Genesis 22:10; Judges 19:29 • knives, 1 Proverbs 30:14