מַחֲלָפָה
maḥălāpâ
plait
Strong's H4253NounHebrewTWOT 666e

מַחֲלָפָה (maḥălāpâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning plait. It appears 2 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4253).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 666e)

Range of meaning (TWOT 666e)plait, intertwining, passing through; ringlet of hair; lock
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַחֲלָפָה noun, feminine: plait, intertwining, passing through

plait (of hair; intertwining, passing through

Strong's H4253 מַחְלָפָה: a ringlet of hair (as gliding over each other)
KJV:lock.

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

Judges 16:13

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