Strong's Number G3162

Transliteration:

machaira{makh'-ahee-rah}

Word Origin:

from a presumed derivative of 3163

TDNT:

4:524,572

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Usage in the KJV:

sword 29

Total: 29

Definition:

a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh
a small sword, as distinguished from a large sword
1. curved sword, for a cutting stroke
2. a straight sword, for thrusting