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Lexicon :: Strong's H4253 - maḥlāp̄â

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מַחְלָפָה
Transliteration
maḥlāp̄â
Pronunciation
makh-law-faw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 666e

Strong’s Definitions

מַחְלָפָה machlâphâh, makh-law-faw'; from H2498; a ringlet of hair (as gliding over each other):—lock.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H4253 in the following manner: lock (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H4253 in the following manner: lock (2x).
  1. braid, lock, plait

    1. of hair

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַחְלָפָה machlâphâh, makh-law-faw'; from H2498; a ringlet of hair (as gliding over each other):—lock.
STRONGS H4253: Abbreviations
† [מַחֲלָפָה] noun feminine plait (of hair; so called from intertwining, passing through each other, of the strands) — Plural construct מַחְלְפוֺת ראֹשִׁי Judges 16:13, compare Judges 16:19.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

16:13; 16:19

H4253

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4253 matches the Hebrew מַחְלָפָה (maḥlāp̄â),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - Delilah then said to Samson, “All this time you have been making a fool of me and lying to me. Tell me how you can be tied.” He replied, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the fabric on the loom and tighten it with the pin, I’ll become as weak as any other man.” So while he was sleeping, Delilah took the seven braids of his head, wove them into the fabric
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:19 - After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him.[fn] And his strength left him.
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