Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power
a long, pointed weapon, as in: The knight buckled on his sword and went to the battle
An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp-pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges
If you cross swords with someone, you disagree with them and argue with them about something. a candidate who's crossed swords with Labor by supporting the free-trade pact
of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two-edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended from the girdle (Ex 32: 27; 1 Sam 31: 4; 1 Chr 21: 27; Ps 149: 6: Prov 5: 4; Ezek 16: 40; 21: 3-5)
Sword of Damocles: see Damocles. Hand weapon consisting of a long metal blade fitted with a handle or hilt. Roman swords had a short, flat blade and a hilt distinct from the blade. Medieval European swords were heavy and equipped with a large hilt and a protective guard, or pommel. The blade was straight, double-edged, and pointed. The introduction of firearms did not eliminate the sword but led to new designs; the discarding of body armour required the swordsman to be able to parry, and the rapier, a double-edged sword with a narrow, pointed blade, came into use. Swords with curved blades were used in India and Persia and were introduced into Europe by the Turks, whose scimitar, with its curved, single-edged blade, was modified in the West to the cavalry sabre. Japanese swords are renowned for their hardness and extreme sharpness; they were the weapon of the samurai. Repeating firearms ended the value of the sword as a military weapon, though its continued use in duels led to the modern sport of fencing. See also kendo
A word commonly found in alchemy, which has often misled plenty, a researcher The sword of the wise is their saline fire This element behaves like a piece of steel attracted by a magnet It is greatly attracted to the first matters with which it unites Extending this idea of the "steel attracted by the magnet", the saline fire now becomes its power, its knife and sword It stands to reason that "to cut" in alchemy most often mean, "to cook"