{"def":{"short":"a knife, i.e., dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment","long":["a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh","a small sword, as distinguished from a large sword",["curved sword, for a cutting stroke","a straight sword, for thrusting"]]},"deriv":"probably feminine of a presumed derivative of G3163","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈmɑ.xɛ.rɑ","ipa_mod":"ˈmɑ.xe.rɑ","sbl":"machaira","dic":"MA-heh-ra","dic_mod":"MA-hay-ra"},"see":["G3163"]}