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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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Judges

16:13; 16:19

H4253

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:13 - Then Delilah said, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now tell me how you can be tied up securely.”
Samson replied, “If you were to weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on your loom and tighten it with the loom shuttle, I would become as weak as anyone else.”
So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:19 - Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and then she called in a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. In this way she began to bring him down,[fn] and his strength left him.
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