מַגָּל maggâl

Meaning

a sickle

In the King James Version: sickle.

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to reap;

Where it is used

• Jeremiah 50:16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who wields the sickle at harvest time. In the face of the oppressor’s sword, each will turn to his own people, each will flee to his own land.
• Joel 3:13 Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.