sim'-i-tar, -ter (akindke): 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.
Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'SCIMITAR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.