ḥălîpâ (חֲלִיפָה) — Hebrew word meaning “a change”

חֲלִיפָה

ḥălîpâ

a change

Strong's H2487NounHebrewTWOT 666c

חֲלִיפָה (ḥălîpâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning a change. It appears 12 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2487).

Also rendered

change

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 666c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 666c)a change, replacing, changing, substituting; relays; relief; varying; alternation; course

Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חֲלִיפָה noun, feminine: a change, replacing, changing, substituting

1.change of raiment
2.relays
3.revival after death, relief
4.changing, varying, of course of life

Strong's H2487 חֲלִיפָה: alternation
KJV:change, course.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 666: חָלַף ḥālap — pass on, away, pass through; pass on quickly, pass away, vanish, come on anew, sprout again, overstep, transgress; cause to pass, change; shew newness; slide, hasten, pass, spring, pierce; abolish, alter, cut off, go on forward…

See it in Scripture

Genesis 45:22 Judges 14:12 2 Kings 5:5

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