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sim´i - tar , - tẽr ( ἀκινάκη , akinákē ): Formerly given as "fauchion" in the King James Version Judith 13:6; 16:9 , the weapon which Judith took down from the rail of the bed at Holofernes' head, and with which she severed his head from his body.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Scimitar'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/scimitar.html. 1915.

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