A handle.

And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: and the HAFT also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out. ( Judges 3:21-22 )

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