Knife in Biblical History

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What is a Knife?
KNIFE
(Heb. the waster), instrument for eating, separator (once, Prov 23:2), that which glides through (once, Ezr 1:9), an instrument of stone, Ex 4:25, margin; bone, copper, or bronze, afterward of iron; seldom used at meals, but necessary in killing and preparing animals for food or sacrifice. Lev 7:33-34; Lev 8:15,Lev 8:20, Lev 8:25; Ezr 1:9. They were used for sharpening pens. Jer 36:23. The razor was used for Nazarite purposes. Num 6:5, Gal 1:9, Acts 1:19; Eze 5:1. Curved knives were used for pruning-hooks. Isa 18:5. The lancets of the priests of Baal were probably pointed knives. 1 Kgs 18:28. The word for "knife" ("waster") is usually translated "sword," sometimes "tool," Ex 20:25, "dagger," Jud 3:16, "mattock," 2 Chr 34:6 (margin "mauls"), and "axes." Eze 26:9. Of the cruel avarice of the wicked, Prov 30:14 says, "Their jaw-teeth are as knives to devour the poor."

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